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International Journal of Hyperthermia Volume 9, 1993 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Heating patterns of the Helios ultrasound hyperthermia system

K. Lindsley Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10021, USA
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P. R. Stauffer Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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P. Sneed Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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R. Chin Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WN, 53792, USA
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T. L. Phillips Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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E. Seppi Varian Associates, 611 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA, 94303, USA
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E. Shapiro Varian Associates, 611 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA, 94303, USA
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S. Henderson Varian Associates, 611 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA, 94303, USA
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Pages 675-684 | Received 21 Nov 1990, Accepted 04 Dec 1992, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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