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HYPERTHERMIA CLASSIC ARTICLE

A scanned, focused, multiple transducer ultrasonic system for localized hyperthermia treatments

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Pages 1-11 | Received 17 Mar 1986, Accepted 17 Jul 1986, Published online: 25 Jan 2010

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