
Principles and Applications of RF/Microwave in Healthcare and Biosensing
Description
Key Features
- The first book to review the fundamentals, latest developments, and future trends in this important emerging field with emphasis on engineering aspects of sensing, monitoring, and diagnosis using RF and Microwave
- Extensive coverage of biosensing applications are included
- Written by leaders in the field, including members of the Technical Coordinating Committee of the Biological Effects and Medical Applications of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
Readership
Microwave engineers and researchers, microwave application engineers, graduate and undergraduate students of engineering
Table of Contents
Introduction
- Background
- Recent Progress on RF/Microwave Biomedical Research
- About This Book
Chapter 1. Fundamentals of microwave engineering
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Transmission Lines Theory
- 1.3 RF Matrices
- 1.4 Smith Chart
- 1.5 Impedance Matching
- 1.6 Microwave Passive Components
- 1.7 Microwave Active Circuits
- 1.8 System Architectures
- Acknowledgments
- References
Chapter 2. Interaction between electromagnetic waves and biological materials
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Complex Permittivity of Biological Materials and Relaxation Theory
- 2.3 Complex Permittivity Measurement
- 2.4 Conclusion
- References
Chapter 3. Microwave cancer diagnosis
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 The Dielectric Properties of Biological Tissue in the Microwave Range
- 3.3 Mathematical Models for the Complex Permittivity of Biological Tissue
- 3.4 The Complex Permittivity of Malignant Tumor Tissue Versus Healthy Tissue
- 3.5 General Considerations for Microwave Systems for Cancer Diagnosis
- 3.6 Common Techniques for Microwave Cancer Diagnosis
- 3.7 Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening
- 3.8 Skin Cancer Diagnosis Using Microwave Technology
- 3.9 Further Possible Application Areas of Microwave Cancer Diagnosis
- References
Chapter 4. Wireless closed-loop stimulation systems for symptom management
- Abstract
- 4.1 Needs in Healthcare Systems
- 4.2 Wireless Implant Systems
- 4.3 Body Network Applications
- 4.4 Neurological Applications
- 4.5 Endoluminal Applications
- 4.6 Conclusion
- References
Chapter 5. Human-aware localization using linear-frequency-modulated continuous-wave radars
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 LFMCW Radar Architecture
- 5.3 LFMCW Waveform
- 5.4 Signal Processing Issues
- 5.5 Range Resolution, Precision, and Accuracy
- 5.6 Clutter Mitigation
- 5.7 Simulations
- 5.8 Experimental Results
- 5.9 Further Work
- Acknowledgments
- References
Chapter 6. Biomedical radars for monitoring health
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Popularizing Health Monitoring With Cutting-Edge Vital Sign Sensors
- 6.3 Enabling Health Monitoring in Smart Homes
- References
Chapter 7. RF/wireless indoor activity classification
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Future of Radio Frequency Activity Classification
- 7.3 Theory of RF Activity Classification
- 7.4 Case Study/Application
- 7.5 Conclusion
- References
Product details
- No. of pages: 342
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2016
- Published: October 5, 2016
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128092187
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128029039
About the Authors
Changzhi Li
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Mohammad Tofighi
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Dominique Schreurs

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Tzyy-Sheng Horng
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