Time-domain microwave breast screening system: Testing with advanced realistic breast phantoms

In this work, we present advanced testing scenarios of our microwave time-domain breast cancer detection system using irregular-shaped breast phantoms. We show how to construct phantoms with uneven skin thickness, asymmetrical breast surface and high amounts of glandular tissue. The results show that our system can detect tumors in certain test scenarios, and we highlight the system configuration that produces the most readily discernible tumor response signals.