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Basic principles of thermal dosimetry and thermal thresholds for tissue damage from hyperthermia

M. W. Dewhirst Department of Radiation Oncology, Box 3455, Room 201 MSRB, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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B. L. Viglianti Department of Radiation Oncology, Box 3455, Room 201 MSRB, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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M. Lora-Michiels Department of Radiation Oncology, Box 3455, Room 201 MSRB, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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M. Hanson Department of Radiation Oncology, Dartmouth College, One Medical Center Drive, 532 E. Borwell DMS, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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P. J. Hoopes Department of Radiation Oncology, Dartmouth College, One Medical Center Drive, 532 E. Borwell DMS, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
Pages 267-294 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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