Comparison of simulated and experimental results from helical antennas within a muscle-equivalent phantom

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3057-3070

  Reeves, J W ^a   Birch, M J ^a   Hand, J W ^b,c  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MUSCLE; PHANTOMS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SOLVERS; FINITE INTEGRATION TECHNIQUE; GEOMETRIC OBJECTS; INSERTION DEPTH; NON-ORTHOGONAL; SAR DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL THERAPIES; THERMOGRAPHIC CAMERAS;

HELICAL ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CAMERA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMETRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MUSCLE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 45749088642     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/11/020     Document Type: Article

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