Title :
A prolate-spheroidal impulse-radiating antenna system to launch and focus 100-ps pulses for melanoma treatment
Author :
Kumar, Prashanth ; Altunc, Serhat ; Baum, Carl E. ; Buchenauer, C. Jerald ; Christodoulou, Christos G. ; Schamiloglu, Edl
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
This paper briefly reviews the design of a prolate-spheroidal impulse-radiating antenna system, to launch and focus fast (100 ps) high-voltage (> 100 kV) pulses, as a non-invasive tool for melanoma (skin cancer) treatment. The experiments on a graded five-layer dielectric lens, designed to match the pulses into a biological target medium, are outlined. The design of a switch system to launch high-voltage spherical TEM pulses is also summarized.
Keywords :
aperture antennas; cancer; dielectric devices; lenses; radiation therapy; skin; biological target medium; graded five-layer dielectric lens; high-voltage spherical TEM pulses; melanoma treatment; prolate-spheroidal impulse-radiating antenna system; skin cancer; time 100 ps; Antennas; Dielectrics; Electric fields; Focusing; Lenses; Optical switches; Impulse-radiating antenna; focusing lens; launching lens; melanoma; picosecond pulses; prolate-spheroidal reflector; switch;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrawideband and Ultrashort Impulse Signals (UWBUSIS), 2010 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sevastopol
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7470-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7469-1
DOI :
10.1109/UWBUSIS.2010.5609161
