Optimization of power deposition and a heating strategy for external ultrasound thermal therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2172-2181

  Lin, Win Li ^a   Liang, Tzu Chen ^a   Yen, Jia Yush ^a   Liu, Hao Li ^a   Chen, Yung Yaw ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conduction; Heating strategy; Peak temperature; Ultrasound thermal therapy

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DEPOSITION; GEOMETRY; HEAT CONDUCTION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

BIOHEAT TRANSFER EQUATIONS; HEATING STRATEGY; OVERALL TREATMENT TIME; PEAK TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TEMPERATURE ELEVATION; THERMAL THERAPIES; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS;

HEATING;

ARTICLE; COOLING; ENERGY; HEAT TREATMENT; HEATING; HEMOPERFUSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSDUCER; TUMOR; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0034768125     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1406516     Document Type: Article

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