Absorbed Power Distributions from Coherent Microwave Arrays for Localized Hyperthermia

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 484-489

  Hand, J W ^a   Cheetham, J L ^a   Hind, A J ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Siemens Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS - PHASED ARRAYS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES - ABSORPTION; RADIO TRANSMITTERS - MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ARRAY APPLICATION MODEL; ARRAY GAIN FACTOR; CLINICAL HYPERTHERMIA; COHERENT MICROWAVE ARRAYS; DISTRIBUTIONS OF SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0022717701     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1986.1133380     Document Type: Article

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