Optimization of pelvic heating rate distributions with electromagnetic phased arrays

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 157-186

  Paulsen, Keith D ^a,b   Geimer, Shireen ^a   Tang, Jingwu ^a   Boyse, William E ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Advanced Software Resources Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic hyperthermia; Pelvic heating; Phased array optimization; SAR modelling

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEATING; HUMAN; PELVIS TUMOR;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0032902780     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026567399285701     Document Type: Article

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