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Based on the measurement of the electromagnetic thermal noise generated by living tissues, microwave radiometry is a starting point for a non invasive thermometric process in a depth of the subcutaneous tissues of up to several centimeters.

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Leroy, Y., Mamouni, A., Van de Velde, J.C., Bocquet, B. (1989). Microwave Radiometry and Thermography. In: Lin, J.C. (eds) Electromagnetic Interaction with Biological Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8059-7_2

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