Interaction of RF-hyperthermia Applicator with High Fidelity Human Body Model

Authors

Sergio Curto, Technological University Dublin
T.S. P. See, Institute for Infocomm Research
Z. N. Chen, Institute for Infocomm Research
Patrick McEvoy, Technological University DublinFollow
Max Ammann, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Conference Paper

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Publication Details

In IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium,San Diego, California, 5-11 July, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-4244-2041-4

Abstract

A compact patch antenna working at the 434 MHz ISM frequency band is proposed as an RF-Hyperthermia applicator. The electromagnetic interaction in terms of S11, SAR and E-Field distribution of the antenna with a High Fidelity human body model is investigated. This analysis provides useful information for engineers and clinical staff to develop more efficient and smaller antennas for medical applications, in particular for RF-Hyperthermia cancer therapy, where the size of the antenna determines tumor accessibility.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.2008.4619682

Recommended Citation

Curto, S. et al. (2008) Interaction of RF-Hyperthermia applicator with high fidelity human body model. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium,San Diego, California, 5-11 July, 2008, doi:10.1109/APS.2008.4619682

Funder

Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (Embark Initiative).