Title :
FDTD simulation of microwave scattering from a lung tumor
Author :
Camacho, Luis M. ; Tjuatja, Saibun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas Univ., Arlington, TX, USA
Abstract :
A numerical study using the finite difference time domain method has been carried out to analyze the potential of microwaves for detection of lung cancer. Simulations were conducted using several frequencies for several sizes and locations of a lung cancerous tissue. The tests were conducted by simulating a plane wave impinging on the torso slice, and the analysis of the scattered field showed that frequencies around 3 GHz appeared to be adequate for lung cancer detection.
Keywords :
cancer; electromagnetic wave scattering; finite difference time-domain analysis; lung; microwave propagation; tumours; 3 GHz; FDTD simulation; cancerous tissue; finite difference time domain method; lung cancer detection; lung tumor; microwave scattering; plane wave; scattered field; torso slice; Analytical models; Cancer detection; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Lung neoplasms; Microwave theory and techniques; Scattering; Testing; Time domain analysis; Torso;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1552382
