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An edge-element based finite element model of microwave heating in hyperthermia: method and verification

J. C. Kumaradas Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto and the Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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M. D. Sherar Departments of Medical Biophysics and Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto and the Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 426-440 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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