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Microwave applicator for transurethral hyperthermia of benign prostatic hyperplasia

M. A. Astrahan Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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M. D. Sapozink Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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D. Cohen Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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G. Luxton Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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T. D. Kampp Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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S. Boyd Department of Urology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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Z. Petrovich Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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Pages 283-296 | Received 16 Feb 1988, Accepted 03 Aug 1988, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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