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Original Article

A robot-controlled microwave antenna system for uniform hyperthermia treatment of superficial tumours with arbitrary shape

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Pages 193-202 | Received 25 Sep 1988, Accepted 14 Mar 1989, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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