Title :
A flexible spiral antenna for medical application
Author :
Nikawa, Y. ; Shima, M. ; Mori, S. ; Okada, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, The National Defense Academy, Japan
Abstract :
A newly developed flexible spiral applicator, which realize wide band operation, is presented to achieve microwave heating for hyperthennia. The heating pattern of the applicator can be controlled by changing the applied frequency. The experimental results and the simulated ones using phantom modeling materials show that the applicator can be used to heat relatively wide portion effectively.
Keywords :
Applicators; Biomedical equipment; Electromagnetic heating; Frequency; Humans; Hyperthermia; Medical services; Neoplasms; Spirals; Temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1992. APMC 92. 1992 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Adelaide, South Australia
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0549-3
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.1992.672017
