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Title: | A wideband planar antenna for in-body imaging |
Authors: | Nilavalan, R Craddock, IJ Leendertz, J Preece, A Benjamin, R |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
Publisher: | IEEE |
Citation: | Proceedings of the IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Washington, USA, July 2005. vol. 1B, pp. 848 - 851 |
Abstract: | Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. X-ray mammography is currently the most effective detection technique, however it suffers from a relatively high missed- and false-detection rates, involves uncomfortable compression of the breast and also entails exposure to ionizing radiation. Microwave detection of breast tumours is a potential non-ionising alternative being investigated by a number of groups. In these microwave-based systems, in a similar fashion to ground penetrating radars, microwaves are transmitted from an antenna or antenna array, and the received signals, which contain reflections from tumours, are recorded and analysed. A pre-requisite for all of these systems is a suitable antenna. This contribution presents in detail for the first time, an inexpensive, wideband, planar antenna design, specifically designed to radiate into breast tissue. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/2611 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APS.2005.1551698 |
ISBN: | 0-7803-8883-6 |
Appears in Collections: | Electronic and Electrical Engineering Dept of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Research Papers |
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