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Cooled microwave transrectal applicator with adjustable directional beam for prostate treatment

P. S. Debicki Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA; Department of Microwave Technique and Optical Communication, Electronic Faculty, Politechnika Gdańska, ul. Narutowicza 11/12, PL80952, Gdańsk, Poland
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M. Okoniewski Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3P6, Canada; Department of Microwave Technique and Optical Communication, Electronic Faculty, Politechnika Gdańska, ul. Narutowicza 11/12, PL80952, Gdańsk, Poland
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E. Okoniewska Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3P6, Canada; Department of Microwave Technique and Optical Communication, Electronic Faculty, Politechnika Gdańska, ul. Narutowicza 11/12, PL80952, Gdańsk, Poland
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P. N. Shrivastava Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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A. M. Debicka Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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L. V. Baert Department of Urology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Brusselstraat 69, Leuven, Belgium
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Z. Petrovich Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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Pages 95-108 | Received 21 Sep 1993, Accepted 15 Mar 1994, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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Jan Sebek, Sergio Curto, Radoslav Bortel & Punit Prakash. (2017) Analysis of minimally invasive directional antennas for microwave tissue ablation. International Journal of Hyperthermia 33:1, pages 51-60.
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