Combination applicator for simultaneous heat and radiation

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 IV, Issue , 2004, Pages 2514-2517

  Stauffer, P ^a   Schlorff, J ^b   Taschereau, R ^a   Juang, T ^a   Neuman, D ^a   Maccarini, P ^a   Pouliot, J ^a   Hsu, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Bionix Development Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Breast Cancer; Conformal Microwave Array; Hyperthermia; Radiation Therapy

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMMUNICATIONS; DISEASES; HEAT TRANSFER; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; TUMORS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CONFORMAL MICROWAVES ARRAY; HYPERTHERMIA;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 11144313733     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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