Optimal Microwave Source Distributions for Heating Off-Center Tumors in Spheres of High Water Content Tissue

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 1979-1982

  Rappaport, Carey M ^a   Pereira, Jorge G ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MICROWAVES; OPTIMIZATION;

MICROWAVE APPLICATOR; MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA; MODAL FIELD OPTIMIZATION; OFF-CENTER TUMORS HEATING;

HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY;

EID: 0026938589     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.159640     Document Type: Article

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