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Cross‐Vivaldi antenna for breast tumor detection
Author(s) -
Zhang Jingjing,
Fear Elise C.,
Johnston Ronald H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.24037
Subject(s) - vivaldi antenna , antenna (radio) , microwave , radar , breast tumor , engineering , electronic engineering , antenna measurement , computer science , electrical engineering , telecommunications , medicine , breast cancer , cancer
Observation of cross‐polarized reflections has been proposed for radar‐based breast tumor detection. In this article, a novel cross‐Vivaldi antenna is designed and investigated for this application. The antenna performance is examined over the frequency range of 2.2–5.4 GHz. Results obtained through simulations and experiments demonstrate the ability of the antenna to detect tumors in three‐dimensional (3D) breast models. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 51: 275–280, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.24037