Closed-form solution for the thermal dose delivered during single pulse thermal therapies

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 215-230

  Cheng, K S ^a   Roemer, R B ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood perfusion; High temperature therapy; Hyperthermia; Simulations; Thermal dose; Treatment optimization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COOLING; HEAT TREATMENT; HEATING; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PROBLEM SOLVING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW;

HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 20444478663     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730400013848     Document Type: Article

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