FDTD verification of deep-set brain tumor hyperthermia using a spherical microwave source distribution

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 44, Issue 10 PART 2, 1996, Pages 1769-1777

  Dunn, David ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HYPOTHERMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; ONCOGENIC VIRUSES; ONCOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN; MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA; SPHERICAL MICROWAVE SOURCE DISTRIBUTION;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 0030258112     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.539934     Document Type: Article

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