A Dipole Antenna for Interstitial Microwave Hyperthermia

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 1048-1054

  Hurter W ^a   Reinbold, F ^a   Lorenz, W J ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS, DIPOLE - MICROWAVE; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE;

COAXIAL TRANSMISSION LINE; HYPERTHERMIA APPLICATOR; INTERSTITIAL MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA; SAR MEASUREMENTS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0026173783     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.81680     Document Type: Article

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