Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1984-01-10
1986-12-09
Coven, Edward M.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128653, A61N 104
Patent
active
046274421
ABSTRACT:
Microwave thermography apparatus comprises a signal-receiving aerial (2) which is sensitive to microwave radiation emanating from a body having a mean body temperature. A reference load (1) capable of being maintained at a chosen temperature (T.sub.O) and of emitting a thermal noise signal at microwave frequency corresponding to temperature T.sub.O, is connected to a receiver (3) the input impedance of which is matched to the impedance of reference load (1) by way of a 3-port non-reciprocal circulator (5). Aerial (2) is connected via a single-throw on/off microwave switch (6) to the input of receiver (3) through the other port of circulator (5). The connections to circulator (5), taken in circulation order, are reference load (1), aerial (2), receiver (3). Aerial (2) is preferentially designed to incorporate a tubular metallic waveguide (10) of circular cross-section dimensioned to support TE.sub.11 wave mode and the lower order mode, the signal output from the aerial (2) being taken by a coaxial line and the aerial (2) incorporating a broad band waveguide coaxial line mode transformer (11,12) which is arranged to select only the TE.sub.11 mode for delivery to the coaxial line. The waveguide (10) is filled with a low-loss dielectric material (13) in order to provide the aerial (2) with an impedance close to the mean body tissue impedance (about 80 ohms).
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Coven Edward M.
The University Court of the University of Glasgow
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