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The effects of power on–off durations of pulsed ultrasound on the destruction of cancer cells

H. Y. Fang Division of Medical Engineering Research, National Health Research Institute, Miaoli, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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K. C. Tsai Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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W. H. Cheng Division of Medical Engineering Research, National Health Research Institute, Miaoli, Taiwan; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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M. J. Shieh Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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P. J. Lou Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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W. L. Lin Division of Medical Engineering Research, National Health Research Institute, Miaoli, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Dr >W. S. Chen Division of Medical Engineering Research, National Health Research Institute, Miaoli, Taiwan; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 371-380 | Received 23 Mar 2006, Accepted 13 Mar 2007, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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