Theoretical and Experimental SAR Distributions for Interstitial Dipole Antenna Arrays Used in Hyperthermia

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1989, Pages 1200-1209

  Jones, Kenneth M ^a   Mechling, Joyce A ^b   Strohbehn, John W ^b   Trembly, B Stuart ^b  

^a LTX Corporation   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS--TISSUE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING--HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY;

INTERSTITIAL DIPOLE ANTENNA ARRAYS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MUSCLE TISSUE PHANTOMS; SAR DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR);

ANTENNAS, DIPOLE;

EID: 0024714897     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.31079     Document Type: Article

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