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Original Article

A variable microwave array attenuator for use with single-element waveguide applicators

M. D. Sherar Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1K9, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1K9, Canada
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H. Clark Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1K9, Canada
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B. Cooper Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1K9, Canada
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J. Kumaradas Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1K9, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1K9, Canada
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F. F. Liu Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1K9, Canada
Pages 723-731 | Received 06 Jul 1993, Accepted 21 Dec 1993, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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