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International Journal of Hyperthermia Volume 25, 2009 - Issue 7
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Design of a water coupling bolus with improved flow distribution for multi-element superficial hyperthermia applicators

Kavitha Arunachalam Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Paolo F. Maccarini Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Jaime L. Schlorff Bionix Development Corporation, Paoli, Pennsylvania, USA
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Yngve Birkelund Department of Physics and Technology, University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway
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Svein Jacobsen Department of Physics and Technology, University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway
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Paul R. Stauffer Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Pages 554-565 | Received 13 Mar 2009, Accepted 17 Jun 2009, Published online: 24 Oct 2009

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