A PC-controlled microwave tomographic scanner for breast imaging

Padhi, Shantanu; Howard, J.; Fhager, A.; Bengtsson, S.

doi:10.1063/1.3523048

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Padhi, Shantanu

Howard, J.

Fhager, A.

Bengtsson, S.

Date

2011

Type

Journal Article

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Padhi, S. and Howard, J. and Fhager, A. and Bengtsson, S. 2011. A PC-controlled microwave tomographic scanner for breast imaging. Review of Scientific Instruments. 82 (1).

Source Title

Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI

10.1063/1.3523048

ISSN

0034-6748

School

Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy (Physics)

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52464

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

This article presents the design and development of a personal computer based controller for a microwave tomographic system for breast cancer detection. The system uses motorized, dual-polarized antennas and a custom-made GUI interface to control stepper motors, a wideband vector network analyzer (VNA) and to coordinate data acquisition and archival in a local MDSPlus database. Both copolar and cross-polar scattered field components can be measured directly. Experimental results are presented to validate the various functionalities of the scanner. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.