Title :
Dual-mode planar applicator for simultaneous microwave heating and radiometric sensing
Author_Institution :
Capital Coll., Pennsylvania State Univ., Middletown, PA, USA
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.2711
