Title :
Characterizing a proposed sixteen-element array antenna designed for microwave imaging of breast cancer
Author :
Modiri, A. ; Kiasaleh, Kamran ; Chandrahas, S.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
Microwave imaging (MI) has been widely studied for cancer detection recently. In this technique, either an array or a scanning antenna is used. Employing an array has the advantage of avoiding the mechanical issues of a scanning antenna. Moreover, a scanning antenna is not a practical arrangement for self-examination purposes. However, designing the array still remains an important topic in MI. In this paper, a new array is designed and characterized at 1.2GHz for breast cancer detection and the radiation properties are studied.
Keywords :
cancer; microwave antenna arrays; microwave imaging; scanning antennas; breast cancer detection; frequency 1.2 GHz; microwave imaging; radiation properties; scanning antenna array; self-examination purposes; sixteen-element array antenna; Arrays; Breast cancer; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Antenna array; cancer detection; microwave imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Wireless Technologies, Networks, and Sensing Systems (BioWireleSS), 2013 IEEE Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2930-9
DOI :
10.1109/BioWireleSS.2013.6613684
