Title :
Capacitive-loaded interstitial antenna for perfect matching
Author :
Ahn, Hee-Ran ; Myung, Noh-Hoon ; Kim, Bumman
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., KAIST, Taejon, South Korea
fDate :
7/24/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A coaxial-cable capacitive-loaded interstitial antenna (CCIA) is proposed for 2.45 GHz. The capacitive load contributes to almost perfect matching and desirable heating area. The measured return loss of the CCIA is -28.377 dB, which may be considered as the best among those reported. Owing to this excellent result, the CCIA can also be applied for treatment of deep-seated tumours or cancer.
Keywords :
cancer; coaxial cables; hyperthermia; microwave antennas; radiation therapy; tumours; -28.377 dB; 2.45 GHz; cancer treatment; coaxial-cable capacitive-loaded interstitial antenna; deep-seated tumour treatment; heating area; hyperthermia; perfect matching; return loss; specific absorption rate distribution;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030709
