Title :
Flexible Microstrip CPW sloted antenna for breast cancer detection
Author :
Afyf, Amal ; Bellarbi, Larbi ; Errachid, Abdelhamid ; Adel Sennouni, M.
Author_Institution :
ENSET, Mohammed V Univ., Rabat, Morocco
Abstract :
This paper presents a Flexible Microstrip CPW antenna that can be placed in contact with the human skin. Unlike previous flexible antennas, this antenna offers a very thin thickness (0.125mm) and small dimensions; 15mm×20 mm, that assure an easy integration into systems. A specific application of the antenna in microwave thermography in S-Band [2-4] GHz for breast cancer detection is considered. The developed design provides a bandwidth of 550MHz around 3GHz with a total gain of about 1dB. The antenna prototype has been built and carried out using CST MiCSTcrowave Studio software.
Keywords :
aperture antennas; biological tissues; biomedical equipment; biothermics; cancer; coplanar waveguides; mammography; medical computing; microstrip antennas; microwave imaging; prototypes; slot antennas; CST MiCSTcrowave Studio software; S-band; bandwidth; breast cancer detection; flexible antenna application; flexible antenna design; flexible antenna dimension; flexible antenna integration; flexible antenna prototype; flexible antenna thickness; flexible microstrip CPW sloted antenna placement; frequency 2 GHz to 4 GHz; gain 1 dB; human skin contact; microwave thermography; size 0.125 mm; size 15 mm; size 20 mm; Antennas; Complexity theory; Gain; Microwave imaging; Microwave measurement; Skin; Wireless communication; CST Microwave Studio; Flexible microstrip CPW antenna; breast cancer detection; microwave thermography;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Information Technologies (ICEIT), 2015 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Marrakech
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7478-8
DOI :
10.1109/EITech.2015.7162971
