Temperature control and light penetration in a feedback interstitial laser thermotherapy system

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-63

  Moller P H ^a   Lindberg, L ^a   Henriksson, P H ^a   Persson, B R R ^a   Tranberg, K G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Bare fibre; Interstitial hyperthermia; Nd YAG laser; Rat; Sapphire probe

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIGHT; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; RAT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029919161     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02656739609023689     Document Type: Article

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