Benefits of superficial hyperthermia treatment planning: Five case studies

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 417-429

  de Bruijne, M ^a   Wielheesen, D H M ^a   van der Zee, J ^a   Chavannes, N ^b   van Rhoon, G C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SOCIETY IT IS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

FDTD; SAR; Superficial hyperthermia; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE STUDY; CERCLAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MALIGNANT NEURILEMOMA; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MELANOMA; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; METAL IMPLANTATION; NERVE SURGERY; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE WIRES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURILEMMOMA; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547992409     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730701502077     Document Type: Article

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