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International Journal of Hyperthermia Volume 11, 1995 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Thermoradiotherapy of superficial and subsurface tumours: Analysis of thermal parameters and tumour response

Y. Nishimura Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-01, Japan
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M. Hiraoka Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-01, Japan
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M. Mitsumori Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-01, Japan
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Y. Okuno Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-01, Japan
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Y. P. Li Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-01, Japan
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S. Masunaga Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-01, Japan
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M. Koishi Department of Radiology, Kyoto City Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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K. Akuta Department of Radiology, Ootsu Red Cross Hospital, Ootsu, Shiga, Japan
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M. Abe Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-01, Japan
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Pages 603-613 | Received 06 Jun 1994, Accepted 01 Dec 1994, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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