Numerical study of microwave- Induced thermoacoustic effect for early breast cancer detection

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)

Volumn 3 A, Issue , 2005, Pages 839-842

  Zeng, Xuezhi ^a   Wang, Gang ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 33846869238     PISSN: 15223965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APS.2005.1552388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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