JOURNAL ARTICLE

Brain hyperthermia: I. interstitial microwave antenna array techniques—the Dartmouth experience

Thomas P. RyanB. Stuart TremblyDavid W. RobertsJohn W. StrohbehnChristopher T. CoughlinP. Jack Hoopes

Year: 1994 Journal:   International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics Vol: 29 (5)Pages: 1065-1078   Publisher: Elsevier BV

Abstract

Patient data analysis showed that the array of four dipole antennas spaced 2.0 cm apart were capable of heating a volume of 5.9 cm (along the central array axis) x 2.8 cm x 2.8 cm.

Keywords:
Choke Dipole Microwave Imaging phantom Biomedical engineering Phased array Phase (matter) Nuclear magnetic resonance Dipole antenna Antenna (radio) Parabolic antenna Nuclear medicine Medicine Physics Electrical engineering

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Topics

Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering

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