Superficial tumor hyperthermia with flat left-handed metamaterial lens

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 98, Issue , 2009, Pages 389-405

  Gong, Y ^a   Wang, G ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; METAMATERIALS; MICROWAVES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TUMORS;

BIOHEAT TRANSFER EQUATIONS; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; HYPERTHERMIA TREATMENTS; LEFT-HANDED METAMATERIAL; MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA; MICROWAVE SOURCES; POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMAL PATTERNS;

TISSUE;

EID: 70749095164     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09091401     Document Type: Article

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