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

K. Hynynen Department of Radiation Oncology, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, USA
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R. Roemer Department of Radiation Oncology, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, USA; Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, USA
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D. Anhalt Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, USA
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C. Johnson Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, USA
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Z. X. Xu Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, USA
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W. Swindell Department of Radiation Oncology, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, USA
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T. Cetas Department of Radiation Oncology, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, USA
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Pages 21-35 | Received 17 Mar 1986, Accepted 17 Jul 1986, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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