Effect of complex bolus-tissue load configurations on SAR distributions from dual concentric conductor applicators

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1310-1319

  Rossetto, Francesca ^a   Stauffer, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD) modeling; Microwave conformal array antenna; Power deposition; Specific absorption rate (SAR); Superficial hyperthermia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION PHYSICS;

ABSORPTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MICROWAVES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLES; NEOPLASMS; RIBS;

EID: 0032709811     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.797991     Document Type: Article

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