Ultrasound applicators with integrated catheter-cooling for interstitial hyperthermia: Theory and preliminary experiments

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 279-297

  Diederich, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling; Hyperthermia; Interstitial; Multielement; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CATHETER; COOLING; ECHOGRAPHY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; TEMPERATURE;

ACOUSTICS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; NEOPLASMS; PLASTICS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0029926289     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02656739609022515     Document Type: Article

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