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Heating characteristics of a helical microwave applicator for transurethral hyperthermia of benign prostatic hyperplasia

M. Astrahan Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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K. Imanaka Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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G. Jozseff Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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F. Ameye Department of Urology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Brusselsestraat 69, Leuven, Belgium
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L. Baert Department of Urology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Brusselsestraat 69, Leuven, Belgium
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M. D. Sapozink Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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S. Boyd Department of Urology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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Z. Petrovich Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA
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Pages 141-155 | Received 27 Oct 1989, Accepted 06 Mar 1990, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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