The Physics of Ultrasound Energy Sources

Physics of Thermal Therapy: Fundamentals and Clinical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 75-94

  Bull, Victoria ^a   ter Haar, Gail R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1201/b13679-10     Document Type: Chapter

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