• DocumentCode
    1315954
  • Title

    Dual-mode planar applicator for simultaneous microwave heating and radiometric sensing

  • Author

    Tofighi, M.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Capital Coll., Pennsylvania State Univ., Middletown, PA, USA
  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1252
  • Lastpage
    1253
  • Abstract
    Combined heating and radiometric sensing of body tissues is attractive in certain medical applications. Presented for the first time is a novel dual-mode planar applicator, consisting of two concentric annular slots, intended for use in a microwave blood perfusion measurement system. Measurement results are presented to characterise the S-parameters and heating profile of the applicator at the frequencies of 0.9 GHz for heating and 1 - 2 GHz for radiometric sensing.
  • Keywords
    biological tissues; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; biothermics; haemorheology; microwave heating; radiometry; S-parameters; body tissues; concentric annular slots; dual mode planar applicator; frequency 0.9 GHz; frequency 1 GHz to 2 GHz; heating profile; medical applications; microwave blood perfusion measurement system; microwave heating; radiometric sensing; simultaneous heating-sensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2012.2711
  • Filename
    6329552