Towards the validation of a commercial hyperthermia treatment planning system

Microwave Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 28-42

  Zhen, L I ^a   Maccarini, P F ^a   Arabe, O A ^a   Stakhursky, V ^a   Joines, W T ^a   Stauffer, P R ^a   Vogel, M ^b   Crawford, D ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANSOFT CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PERFUSIONS; CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; DEGREE OF CORRELATIONS; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; DUKE UNIVERSITIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION SOFTWARES; EXTERNAL-; HEATING PATTERNS; HUMAN BODY MODELS; HYPERTHERMIA TREATMENTS; NEW APPROACHES; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SIMULATION APPROACHES; SIMULATION TOOLS; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMATA; TISSUE PROPERTIES; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ELECTROMAGNETISM; HEATING; HYPOTHERMIA; THERMODYNAMICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

TUMORS;

EID: 58149348572     PISSN: 01926225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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