The present status of hyperthermia in Japan

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 420-424

  Matsuda, T ^a,b  

^a Tamananbu Regional Hospital   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Metropol Tamananbu Reg Hosp   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer treatment; Clinical evaluation; Heating equipment; Nation wide survey

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEAT; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INSTRUMENTATION; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEOPLASM; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EUROPE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; INSURANCE, HEALTH; JAPAN; MICROWAVES; NEOPLASMS; RADIO WAVES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030133485     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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