Bonfring International Journal of Research in Communication Engineering
Online ISSN: 2277-5080 | Print ISSN: 2250-110X | Frequency: 4 Issues/Year
Impact Factor: 0.528 | International Scientific Indexing(ISI) calculate based on International Citation Report(ICR)
Design and Development of Single Layer Microstrip Patch Antenna for Breast Cancer Detection
Abstract:
Breast cancer affects many women and early detection aids in fast and effective treatment. Mammography, which is currently the most popular method of breast screening has some limitations and microwave imaging offers an attractive alternative. The objective of this paper is to design a simple and cost effective single layer aperture coupled microstrip patch antenna for breast cancer detection. The radiation characteristics and the performance of the proposed design are compared with double layer patch antenna. The result of this study shows that the designed antenna has excellent performance across the required frequency range. This single layer patch antenna offers better radiation coverage to the breast and provides efficiency of 62.6% (wide slot) and 62.2% (narrow slot) than double layer stacked patch antenna.
Keywords: Breast Cancer Detection, Microstrip Patch Antenna, Single Layer Patch Antenna, Stacked Patch Antenna
Volume: 2 | Issue: Special Issue on System Design and Information Processing
Pages: 14-18
Issue Date: July , 2012
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