Title :
Development of UWB antenna array for hyperthermia treatment
Author :
Aldhaeebi, Maged A. ; Alzabidi, Mohammed A. ; Elshafiey, Ibrahim ; Sheta, Abdel Fattah
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., King Saud Univ. Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
An antipodal Vivaldi antenna is developed for hyperthermia treatment of brain tumor. The proposed antenna has overall size 82×94×1.6mm. The return loss parameter is less -10 dB starting from 0.1 GHz, range, when immersed in brain simulating liquid. The paper presents optimization of array structure to focus energy in the intended tumor location. Results indicate that the presented structure is promising in developing microwave imaging systems.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; brain; medical image processing; microwave imaging; patient treatment; tumours; ultra wideband antennas; UWB antenna array; antipodal Vivaldi antenna; brain tumor; hyperthermia treatment; microwave imaging systems; Arrays; Hyperthermia; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave theory and techniques; Tumors; Vivaldi antennas; Hyperthermia Treatment; Optimization; UWB Technology; Vivaldi Antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Technology and Applications (ISWTA), 2013 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kuching
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0155-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISWTA.2013.6688803
