Function approximations to accelerate 3-D beam predictions for thermal dose calculations

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1777-1779

  Kruse, Dustin E ^a   Lai, Chun Yen ^a   Hlawitschka, Mario ^a   Ferrara, Katherine W ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex exponential approximation; Mild hyperthermia; Sine cosine approximation; Thermal dose; Ultrasound beam prediction

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; FORECASTING;

EXPONENTIAL APPROXIMATIONS; MILD HYPERTHERMIA; SINE-COSINE APPROXIMATION; THERMAL DOSE; ULTRASOUND BEAMS;

POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION;

EID: 77952793333     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2009.5441504     Document Type: Conference Paper

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