Advances in microwave hyperthermia of large superficial tumors

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 1797-1800

  Maccarini, Paolo ^a   Rolfsnes, Hans Olav ^a   Neumann, Dan ^a   Johnson, Jessi ^a   Juang, Titania ^a   Stauffer, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dual concentric conductor antenna; Hyperthermia; Radiometry; Spiral antenna; Superficial tumors

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY CATHETERS; DUAL CONCENTRIC CONDUCTOR ANTENNA; SPIRAL ANTENNA;

HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY;

EID: 33749262653     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2005.1517073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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