Effect of insertion depth on helical antenna performance in a muscle-equivalent phantom

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2955-2965

  Reeves, J W ^a   Meeson, S ^a   Birch, M J ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BALLOONS; ELECTRIC COILS; HEATING; MUSCLE; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

ANTENNA DEPTH; HELICAL ANTENNA PERFORMANCE; HELICAL MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; INSERTION DEPTH;

TUMORS;

ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER RISK; HEATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

BALLOON DILATATION; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 20044365790     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/12/015     Document Type: Article

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