Visualization and registration of three-dimensional E-field distributions in annual-phased-array applicators

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 653-659

  Wust, P ^a   Fahling H ^a   Brunner M ^a   Nadobny, J ^a   Jordan, A ^a   Felix, R ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annular phased array systems; E field distribution; Lamp phantom; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

APPLICATORS; CCD CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; PHANTOMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; VISUALIZATION;

BRIGHTNESS DISTRIBUTION; CUSTOMIZED SOFTWARE; E-FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; FUNCTION OF FREQUENCY; GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS; HETEROGENEOUS STRUCTURES; PHASED ARRAY SYSTEMS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ELECTRIC FIELD; HYPERTHERMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFRACTION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; SENSOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0344959406     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598566     Document Type: Article

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