Title :
A new antenna system for microwave non-invasive hyperthermia lipolysis
Author :
Sangbok Park ; Joosung Hwang ; Youngwoo Kwon ; Changyul Cheon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
fDate :
Aug. 28 2012-Sept. 1 2012
Abstract :
In this paper, we present an antenna system for microwave non-invasive hyperthermia lipolysis. The antenna system consists of a circular waveguide antenna radiating electromagnetic waves, AlN(Aluminum Nitride) radome and heat sink. The AlN radome with heat sink helps to extract heat from the skin to keep skin temperature not to rise during heating the lipolysis. The antenna was designed to be operated with TE21 mode to maintain uniform temperature over wider area. The usability of the proposed system was verified by performing numerical simulation and hyperthermia lipolysis experiments on rats.
Keywords :
hyperthermia; microwave antennas; microwave heating; radomes; AlN; AlN radome; aluminum nitride; antenna system; circular waveguide antenna radiating electromagnetic waves; hyperthermia lipolysis experiments; microwave noninvasive hyperthermia lipolysis; numerical simulation; rats; skin temperature; Electromagnetic heating; Hyperthermia; Microwave antennas; Rats; Skin; Temperature measurement; Aluminum Compounds; Animals; Electromagnetic Fields; Hyperthermia, Induced; Lipolysis; Microwaves; Rats;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4119-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2012.6347285
