DocumentCode
1780965
Title
Design of a microwave antenna for breast cancer radiometric detection
Author
Curreli, Nicola ; Fanti, A. ; Mazzarella, G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Cagliari, Piazza d´Armi, Italy
fYear
2014
fDate
10-11 Nov. 2014
Firstpage
624
Lastpage
627
Abstract
The proposed antenna works in close proximity of human tissues, so that in order to enlarge the bandwidth, the “hat-patch” configuration has been used. The antenna has been tested close to a four layer model of human breast showing a promising behavior.
Keywords
biological tissues; cancer; microwave antennas; radiometry; breast cancer radiometric detection; hat-patch configuration; human breast four layer model; human tissue; microwave antenna; Bandwidth; Breast; Microwave antennas; Microwave imaging; Microwave radiometry; breast model design; breast tumor; circular patch; radiometric detection;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2014 Loughborough
Conference_Location
Loughborough
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LAPC.2014.6996469
Filename
6996469
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