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Design of an ultrasonic therapy system for breast cancer treatment

X-Q. Lu Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Department of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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E. C. Burdette Dornier Medical Systems Inc., Champaign, IL, 61820, USA
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B. A. Bornstein Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Department of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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J. L. Hansen Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Department of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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G. K. Svensson Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Department of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
Pages 375-399 | Received 25 Apr 1995, Accepted 17 Oct 1995, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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