Response characterization of the precision open-ended coaxial probe for dielectric spectroscopy of breast tissue

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 54-57

  Popovic, D ^a   Okoniewski, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ONCOLOGY; SENSORS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMAL EXPANSION; TISSUE; X RAYS;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST TISSUE; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; PRECISION OPEN ENDED COAXIAL PROBE;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 0042471780     PISSN: 02724693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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