Design of a special dielectric lens for concentrating a subnanosecond electromagnetic pulse on a biological target

Author

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

Volume

16

Issue

5

fYear

2009

fDate

10/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1364

Lastpage

1375

Abstract

Analytical design procedures, numerical simulations and preliminary experimental results of a dielectric lens concentrating the field on a target are discussed. A quarter spherical electromagnetic lens with subsequent layers is used to obtain better focusing, smaller spot size and elimination of the reflection at the second focal point of a prolatespheroidal impulse radiating antenna for skin cancer treatment.

Keywords

antennas; cancer; magnetic lenses; optical focusing; radiation therapy; skin; biological target; dielectric lens; focusing; prolate-spheroidal impulse radiating antenna; quarter spherical electromagnetic lens; radiation therapy; reflection elimination; skin cancer treatment; spot size; subnanosecond electromagnetic pulse; Cancer; Dielectric constant; EMP radiation effects; Electrodes; Electromagnetic radiation; Geometry; Lenses; Malignant tumors; Medical treatment; Optical design; Electromagnetic lens, prolate spheroid, impulse radiating antenna, subnanosecond electromagnetic pulse.;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9878

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TDEI.2009.5293950

Filename

5293950