An investigation of some factors determining the production of local ultrasound hyperthermia with the view to treating neoplasms
The possibility of using elevated temperatures (hyperthermia) induced by ultrasound in cancer therapy has been investigated. Computer models were used to find the optimum frequency for the focussed ultrasonic transducer and lenses. It was found to be around 1 MHz when deep-lying tumours are to be tr...
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University of Aberdeen
1982
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.353244 |