Antennas for Medical Therapy and Diagnostics

Modern Antenna Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1377-1428

  Lin, James C ^a   Bernardi, Paolo ^b   Pisa, Stefano ^b   Cavagnaro, Marta ^b   Piuzzi, Emanuele ^b  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Medical therapy and diagnostic antennas; Sensing and diagnostic imaging antennas; Therapeutic application antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MEDICAL THERAPY; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION;

DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 72849121893     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470294154.ch27     Document Type: Chapter

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