Preliminary findings from tests of a microwave applicator designed to treat Barrett's oesophagus

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4553-4566

  Meeson, S ^a   Reeves, J W ^a   Birch, M J ^a   Swain, C P ^a   Ikeda, K ^a   Feakins, R M ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; SENSORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE; TUMORS;

ACTIVATION TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL TESTS; TEMPERATURE DATA; TISSUE MODIFICATION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER RISK; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCAPSULATION; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; HISTOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ESOPHAGUS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; SWINE; ULCER;

EID: 25444507454     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 00319155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/19/009     Document Type: Article

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