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International Journal of Hyperthermia Volume 3, 1987 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Evaluation of calculated temperature distributions for a 27 MHz ridged waveguide used in localized deep hyperthermia

A. G. Visser Rotterdam Radiotherapy Institute Department of Hyperthermia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Radiotherapy Institute, Department of Physics, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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G. C. Van Rhoon Rotterdam Radiotherapy Institute Department of Hyperthermia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Radiotherapy Institute, Department of Physics, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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P. M. Van Den Berg Delft University of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, Delft, The Netherlands
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H. S. Reinhold Radiobiological Institute TNO, Rijswijk and Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 245-256 | Received 21 Apr 1986, Accepted 24 Nov 1986, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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