Enhancement of Penetration of Millimeter Waves by Field Focusing Applied to Breast Cancer Detection
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Objective: The potentialities of improving the penetration of millimeter waves for breast cancer imaging are here explored. Methods: A field focusing technique based on a convex optimization method is proposed, capable of increasing the field level inside a breast-emulating stratification. Results: The theoretical results are numerically validated via the design and simulation of two circularly polarized antennas. The experimental validation of the designed antennas, using tissue-mimicking phantoms, is provided, being in good agreement with the theoretical predictions. Conclusion: The possibility of focusing, within a lossy medium, the electromagnetic power at millimeter wave frequencies is demonstrated. Significance: Field focusing can be a key for using millimeter waves for breast cancer detection
TNO Identifier
957512
ISSN
00189294
Source
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 68(3)
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