Mini-Annular Phased Array for Limb Hyperthermia

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 508-513

  Turner, Paul F ^a  

^a BSD Medical 420 Chipeta Way ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS - PHASED ARRAYS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - ABSORPTION; HUMAN FORM MODELS - DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

ASYMMETRICAL PATTERNS; LIMB HYPERTHERMIA; MINI-ANNULAR PHASE ARRAY; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE PATTERNS; TREATMENT OF CANCER OF LIMBS;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0022717216     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1986.1133384     Document Type: Article

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