Modeling of planar applicators for microwave thermotherapy

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3036-3042

  Carlier, Julien ^a   Thomy, Vincent ^a   Camart, Jean Christophe ^a   Dubois, Luc ^a   Pribetich, Joseph ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; Medical applications; Microwave heating; Microwave planar applicators

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROWAVE HEATING; RADIOMETRY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

PLANAR APPLICATORS;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 0036906143     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2002.805165     Document Type: Conference Paper

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