Design of a wideband thin helical antenna for cancer treatment

Author

Zhu, Zhenxin ; Wang, Zhao ; Chen, Xiaodong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., London Univ., London

fYear

2008

fDate

5-11 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

We have presented a numerical investigation of a wideband coaxial-based helical antenna for deep-seated cancer treatment. The proposed antenna with a diameter of 1.79mm and the total length of 20mm, which is thin and small enough for invasive cancer treatment. Numerical simulations indicate that the antenna exhibits an acceptable return loss (5.6dB) over a wide frequency range from 2.82 to 11 GHz. The electric field distributions are confined along the antenna axial. We are now in the process of fabricating and testing that this type of antenna in experiment to verify its suitability for deep-seated cancer treatment.

Keywords

broadband antennas; cancer; helical antennas; microwave antennas; radiation therapy; antenna axial; deep seated cancer treatment; electric field distributions; frequency 2.82 GHz to 11 GHz; invasive cancer treatment; loss 5.6 dB; return loss; size 1.79 mm; size 20 mm; wide frequency range; wideband coaxial; wideband thin helical antenna; Broadband antennas; Cancer; Coaxial cables; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic heating; Frequency; Helical antennas; Microwave antennas; Reflection; Tumors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2041-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2042-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2008.4619059

Filename

4619059