Analysis and Optimization of Waveguide Multiapplicator Hyperthermia Systems

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1993, Pages 946-952

  Boag, Alona ^a   Leviatan, Yehuda ^a   Boag, Amir ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; WAVEGUIDES;

LOCAL ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING; MULTIAPPLICATOR HYPERTHERMIA SYSTEMS; WAVEGUIDE HYPERTHERMIA SYSTEM;

HYPOTHERMIA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODEL; REVIEW;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027656128     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.245616     Document Type: Article

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