A theoretical comparison of energy sources - Microwave, ultrasound and laser - For interstitial thermal therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3535-3547

  Skinner, Matthew G ^a   Iizuka, Megumi N ^a   Kolios, Michael C ^b   Sherar, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEYDIG CELL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASERS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROWAVES; NEOPLASMS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0031788993     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/12/011     Document Type: Article

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