Antenna system applicable to microwave non-invasive hyperthermia lipolysis

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Published 19/10/2012

Abstract

Presented is an antenna system for microwave non-invasive hyperthermia lipolysis. The antenna system consists of a circular waveguide antenna radiating electromagnetic waves, an AlN (aluminium nitride) radome, and a heatsink. The AlN radome with the heatsink helps to extract heat from the skin so that the skin temperature does not rise during hyperthermia lipolysis. The antenna was designed to be operated with TE21 mode to maintain uniform temperature over a wide area as much as possible in subcutaneous fat. The usability of the proposed system was verified by performing numerical simulation and rat hyperthermia lipolysis experiments.

Inspec keywords: microwave antennas; hyperthermia; skin; circular waveguides; microwave heating; radomes; electromagnetic wave propagation

Other keywords: TE21 mode; electromagnetic wave radiation; numerical simulation; heat sink; AlN radome; microwave noninvasive hyperthermia lipolysis; microwave antenna; circular waveguide antenna; skin

Subjects: Industrial and medical applications of microwaves; Waveguides and microwave transmission lines; Single antennas; Radiation therapy; Biothermics; Electromagnetic wave propagation; Radiation therapy; Antenna accessories; Microwaves and other electromagnetic waves (medical uses)

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