Numerical analysis of microwave detection of breast tumours using synthetic focussing techniques

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

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 2440-2443

  Nilavaian, R ^a   Leendertz, J ^a   Craddock, I J ^a   Preece, A ^a   Benjamin, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TISSUE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BROADBAND SIGNALS; CANCER DETECTION; MICROWAVE DETECTION; SYNTHETIC FOCUSSING TECHNIQUES;

ONCOLOGY;

EID: 4544236703     PISSN: 02724693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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