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Vaupel P, editor. Water-filtered Infrared A (wIRA) Irradiation: From Research to Clinical Settings [Internet]. Cham (CH): Springer; 2022. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-92880-3_7

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Fig. 7.1. (a) patient with a semi-deep-seated tumor in an intact breast.

Fig. 7.1

(a) patient with a semi-deep-seated tumor in an intact breast. (b) the breast surface is treated with two wIRA applicators. (c) the more deep-seated tumor section is heated with one ventral (not shown) or a ventral and a dorsal 70 MHz applicator with bags with circulating cool water between antenna and skin. The blue dotted line indicates invasive thermometry present to guide the treatment

From: Chapter 7, Combined Use of wIRA and Microwave or Radiofrequency Hyperthermia

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