Title :
Development and testing of a 60-element UWB conformal array for breast cancer imaging
Author :
Klemm, M. ; Gibbins, D. ; Leendertz, J. ; Horseman, T. ; Preece, A.W. ; Benjamin, R. ; Craddock, I.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of a new 60-element antenna array for breast cancer detection. Operating in the frequency range 4-8GHz, the array improves on the team´s previous designs both in terms of the number of measurements made (which is increased by a factor of approximately 4) and in terms of speed. The array has undergone phantom testing and at the time of writing is in the Breast Care Centre at Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, undergoing an extensive Clinical Trial.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; conformal antennas; medical image processing; object detection; ultra wideband antennas; 60-element UWB conformal array; Breast Care Centre; breast cancer detection; breast cancer imaging; extensive clinical trial; frequency 4 GHz to 8 GHz; phantom testing; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Breast cancer; Frequency measurement; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0250-1
