Investigations on an improved interstitial antenna used for microwave hyperthermia and the specific absorption rate distribution within biological tissues

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 405-409

  Li, Li ^a   Che, Wenquan ^a   Chang, Yumei ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

biology tissues; coaxial slot antenna with choke; heat distribution; microwave hyperthermia; monopole; SAR distribution

Indexed keywords

COAXIAL-SLOT ANTENNAS; HEAT DISTRIBUTION; MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA; MONOPOLE; SAR DISTRIBUTION;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; CELLS; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; HISTOLOGY; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; MONOPOLE ANTENNAS; RADAR ANTENNAS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TUMORS;

SLOT ANTENNAS;

EID: 84055183806     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: 10982760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.26553     Document Type: Article

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