Preliminary assessment of electromagnetic absorption in the breast for cylindrical microwave breast cancer detection systems

Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 253-257

  Johnson, J E ^a   Takenaka, T ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; RADAR ANTENNAS;

BREAST CANCER DETECTION; BREAST IMAGING; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATORS; POWER ABSORPTION; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; VIVALDI; VIVALDI ANTENNAS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 84901709589     PISSN: 15599450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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