DocumentCode
981578
Title
An implantable microwave antenna for interstitial hyperthermia
Author
Lin, James C. ; Wang, Yu-Jin
Author_Institution
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
Volume
75
Issue
8
fYear
1987
Firstpage
1132
Lastpage
1133
Abstract
This letter presents a new microwave antenna design with greatly enhanced heating at the tip for interstitial hyperthermia. Temperature distribution patterns surrounding the new balun-fed folded dipole antenna are measured in a saline phantom under transient and steady-state conditions.
Keywords
Antenna measurements; Coaxial cables; Conductors; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic heating; Hyperthermia; Imaging phantoms; Microwave antennas; Neoplasms; Steady-state;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1987.13860
Filename
1458127
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