A novel method of detecting cervical cancer using microwaves

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1552-1554

  Lonappan, Anil ^a   Thimothy, V O ^b   Rajasekaran, C ^c   Thomas, Vinu ^a   Jacob, Joe ^a   Mathew, K T ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b AMALA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Clinical analysis; Dielectric properties; Smear

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

CERVICAL CANCER; CLINICAL ANALYSIS;

TUMORS;

EID: 43049149080     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.23433     Document Type: Article

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