DocumentCode
445133
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
Volume
3A
fYear
2005
fDate
3-8 July 2005
Firstpage
815
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8883-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2005.1552382
Filename
1552382
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