Measuring material/tissue permittivity by UWB time-domain reflectometry techniques

M. Strackx; E. D'Agostino; G. Vandenbosch; P. Reynaert; P. Leroux

doi:10.1109/ISABEL.2010.5702911

Measuring material/tissue permittivity by UWB time-domain reflectometry techniques

M. Strackx, E. D'Agostino, G. Vandenbosch, P. Reynaert, P. Leroux

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Abstract

A model for simulating reflections of ultra-wideband (UWB) pulses in multilayered tissue structures, has been implemented and verified using commercially available software. The permittivity of the different layers was altered sequentially and the corresponding reflections have been analyzed. Building on these experiments, the use of pulsed UWB is envisaged for the in-vivo measurement of complex tissue permittivity, in a non invasive way. Eventually, we will apply this technique to radiotherapy, trying to correlate the changes in permittivity with the absorbed radiation dose. A measurement setup using Time-Domain Reflectometry (TDR) is proposed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL 2010)
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ, United States
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISABEL.2010.5702911
State	Published - 2010
Event	International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies - Rome Duration: 7 Nov 2010 → 10 Nov 2010

Publication series

Name	2010 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies, ISABEL 2010

Conference

Conference	International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	2010-11-07 → 2010-11-10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics

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Strackx, M., D'Agostino, E., Vandenbosch, G., Reynaert, P., & Leroux, P. (2010). Measuring material/tissue permittivity by UWB time-domain reflectometry techniques. In 2010 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL 2010) Article 5702911 (2010 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies, ISABEL 2010).. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISABEL.2010.5702911

Strackx, M. ; D'Agostino, E. ; Vandenbosch, G. et al. / Measuring material/tissue permittivity by UWB time-domain reflectometry techniques. 2010 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL 2010). Piscataway, NJ, United States, 2010. (2010 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies, ISABEL 2010).

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Measuring material/tissue permittivity by UWB time-domain reflectometry techniques. / Strackx, M.; D'Agostino, E.; Vandenbosch, G. et al.
2010 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL 2010). Piscataway, NJ, United States, 2010. 5702911 (2010 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies, ISABEL 2010).

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Strackx M , D'Agostino E, Vandenbosch G, Reynaert P, Leroux P. Measuring material/tissue permittivity by UWB time-domain reflectometry techniques. In 2010 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL 2010). Piscataway, NJ, United States. 2010. 5702911. (2010 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies, ISABEL 2010). doi: 10.1109/ISABEL.2010.5702911