Title :
An implantable microwave antenna for interstitial hyperthermia
Author :
Lin, James C. ; Wang, Yu-Jin
Author_Institution :
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
This letter presents a new microwave antenna design with greatly enhanced heating at the tip for interstitial hyperthermia. Temperature distribution patterns surrounding the new balun-fed folded dipole antenna are measured in a saline phantom under transient and steady-state conditions.
Keywords :
Antenna measurements; Coaxial cables; Conductors; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic heating; Hyperthermia; Imaging phantoms; Microwave antennas; Neoplasms; Steady-state;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1987.13860
