Improved power steering with double and triple ring waveguide systems: The impact of the operating frequency

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 224-239

  Kok, H P ^a   De Greef, M ^a   Borsboom, P P ^a   Bel, A ^a   Crezee, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hyperthermia; hyperthermia treatment planning; RF heating; thermal dose; waveguides

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AIR; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BONE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LUNG; MUSCLE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; TUMOR; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TEMPERATURE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79955025735     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2011.561270     Document Type: Article

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