Novel adaptive control system for ultrasound hyperthermia treatment of prostate disease

Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1274-1277

  Sun, L ^a   Schiano, J ^b   Smith, N B ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER OPTICS; HEAT TREATMENT; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; OSCILLATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA (BPH); CELLULAR REPAIR MECHANISMS; MODEL REFERENCE ADAPTIVE CONTROL (MRAC); PROSTATE DISEASES;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 4143112196     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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