Interstitial microwave thermal therapy and its application to the treatment of recurrent prostate cancer

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 757-768

  Sherar, Michael D ^a,b,c   Trachtenberg, J ^a,b   Davidson, S R H ^a   Gertner, M R ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microwave; Minimally invasive thermal therapy; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; HEATING; HUMAN; INTERSTITIUM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MORBIDITY; ONLINE MONITORING; PROSTATE CANCER; SAFETY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MICROWAVES; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 8644228611     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730410001734146     Document Type: Article

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