UWB patch antenna and breast mimicking phantom design and implementation for microwave breast cancer detection using T IME R EVERSAL MUSIC

In this manuscript, a small size UWB patch antenna and a breast mimicking phantom are designed and implemented for microwave breast cancer detection using Time Reversal MUSIC. Some new techniques are applied to the antenna in order to achieve a broad bandwidth, high gain, and also to avoid the energy radiation toward the ground plane of the antenna. The resulting dielectric constant of the breast phantom is relatively close to the real normal breast tissues. After the design has been completed, some techniques of Time Reversal MUSIC were employed to mimic the breast cancer detection. The experimental results show that both temporal and spacial images of the target (tumor) are well represented.