Simulation of different applicator positions for treatment of a presacral tumour

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-47

  Gellermann, Johanna ^a   Göke, Jonathan ^a   Figiel, Robert ^a   Weihrauch, Mirko ^a   Cho, Chie Hee ^a   Budach, Volker ^a   Felix, Roland ^a   Wust, Peter ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIS; PELVIS TUMOR; PHANTOM; POWER ANALYSIS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SACRUM; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

HEATING; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34250769972     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730601121549     Document Type: Article

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