Heating applicator based on reentrant cavity with optimized local heating characteristics

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 694-704

  Ishihara, Y ^a   Kameyama, Y ^a   Minegishi, Y ^b   Wadamori, N ^a  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Production Engineering Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

Localized heating; Reentrant cavity; RF heating; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEATING; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PHANTOM; RADIATION APPLICATOR; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TUMOR VOLUME;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEATING; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED;

EID: 57649225522     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730802117064     Document Type: Article

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