Title :
Characteristics of UWB bow-tie antenna integrated with balun for breast cancer detection
Author :
Kubota, S. ; Xiao, Xia ; Sasaki, N. ; Kimoto, K. ; Kikkawa, T.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. for Nanodevice & Bio Syst., Hiroshima Univ., Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
Abstract :
An ultra-wideband (UWB) bow-tie antenna integrated with a balun was fabricated for breast cancer detection. The bandwidth and the center frequency of the antenna were 2.4 GHz and 4 GHz, respectively. A target which was located at the depth of 44 mm in a dielectric material was detected by confocal algorism.
Keywords :
baluns; biological techniques; bow-tie antennas; cancer; dielectric materials; ultra wideband antennas; UWB bow-tie antenna; balun; breast cancer detection; confocal algorism; dielectric material; frequency 2.4 GHz; frequency 4 GHz; ultra-wideband bow-tie antenna; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Breast cancer; Cancer detection; Coplanar waveguides; Dielectric substrates; Frequency; Impedance matching; Receiving antennas; Ultra wideband antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3647-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2009.5171909
