Abstract
Microwave hyperthermia (MH) requires the selective focusing of microwave energy on the targeted region while minimally affecting the healthy tissue. Emerging from the simple nature of the linear antenna arrays, this work demonstrates focusing maps as an application guide for MH focusing by adjusting the antenna phase values. The focusing of the heating potential (HP) on different density breast models is performed via the proposed method using Vivaldi antennas. The effect of the tumor conductivity on the focusing is discussed. As a straightforward approach and utilizing the Vivaldi antennas, the system can be further combined with MH monitoring application.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 493 |
| Journal | Diagnostics |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Funding
Funding: This work has received funding from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey under grant agreement 118S074 and from European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie SklodowskaCurie grant agreement No. 764479.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Horizon 2020 Framework Programme | 764479 |
| Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu | 118S074 |
Keywords
- Breast hyperthermia
- Focusing
- Microwave hyperthermia