Development of a Compact Wide-Slot Antenna for Early Stage Breast Cancer Detection Featuring Circular Array Full-View Geometry

A novel planar type antenna printed on a high permittivity Rogers' substrate is proposed for early stage microwave breast cancer detection. The design is based on a p-shaped wide-slot structure with 50Ω microstrip feeding circuit to eliminate losses of transmission.The design parameters are opt...

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Main Authors: Tiang, S. S. (Author), Nik Anwar, N. S. (Author), Ain, M. F. (Author), Abdullah, M. Z. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014.
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650 0 4 |a TK1-9971 Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering