Dielectric Studies of Corn Syrup for Applications in Microwave Breast Imaging

Permittivity and conductivity studies of corn syrup in concentrations are performed using coaxial cavity perturbation over a frequency range of 250 MHz–3000 MHz. The results utilized to estimate relaxation time and dipole moments of the. The stability of the material over the variations of time is. The measured specific absorption rate of the material complies the microwave power absorption rate of biological tissues. This the feasibility of using corn syrup as a suitable, cost effective medium for microwave breast imaging. The material can also used as an efficient breast phantom in microwave breast imaging.