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TL;DR: Two different brain diagnostic devices based on microwave technology and the associated two first proof-of-principle measurements that show that the systems can differentiate hemorrhagic from ischemic stroke in acute stroke patients, as well as differentiate hemoragic patients from healthy volunteers are presented.

TL;DR: The guidelines in this document focus on the clinical application and are complemented with a second, more technical quality assurance document providing instructions and procedure to determine essential parameters that describe heating properties of the applicator for superficial hyperthermia.

TL;DR: A fast beam-forming method for hyperthermia treatment of deep-seated tumors is described and verified and the promising results suggest that the development of this technique is pursued further.

TL;DR: It was found that liposomes smaller than 100 nm spontaneously rupture on the silica surface when deposited at a temperature above Tm and at a critical surface coverage, following a well-established pathway.

TL;DR: In this article, the requirements for appropriate QA of all current superficial heating equipment including electromagnetic (radiative and capacitive), ultrasound, and infrared heating techniques are outlined and detailed instructions are provided how to characterize and document the performance of these hyperthermia applicators.