A robust multi-band Sierpinski gasket monopole for microwave breast cancer imaging

Porcu, Isabella

Primo

Investigation

;Muntoni, Giacomo

Secondo

Writing – Original Draft Preparation

;Macciò, Claudia

Membro del Collaboration Group

;Lodi, Matteo Bruno

Writing – Review & Editing

;Fanti, Alessandro

Penultimo

Supervision

;Mazzarella, Giuseppe

Ultimo

Supervision

2023-01-01

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Abstract

Thanks to the intrinsic self-similarity, fractal antennas are characterized by multiple resonances, a feature that could be exploited in microwave imaging (MWI) for breast cancer to gather more information about the nature and position of the tumor. A Sierpinski gasket monopole antenna is presented in this paper, showing three operating bandwidths as well as high robustness to the presence of a numerical mammary phantom.