Physics of Electromagnetic Energy Sources

Physics of Thermal Therapy: Fundamentals and Clinical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 57-74

  Hand, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84887882139     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b13679-9     Document Type: Chapter

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