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Dual-Band Singly-Fed Proximity-Coupled Tip-Truncated Triangular Patch Array for Land Vehicle Mobile System Basari, Basari; Sumantyo, Josaphat Tetuko Sri
Makara Journal of Technology Vol. 19, No. 3
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This paper proposes a dual-band left-handed circularly polarized triangular-patch array that is developed for land vehicle mobile system aimed at mobile satellite communications. The array consists of six tip-truncated triangular patches, which the first three patches are used for reception and the second three patches are used for transmission purpose. Each of three-patches has a beam pattern that can be switched in three different 120°-coverage beam in azimuth-cut plane at a minimum targeted gain at a desired elevation angle. The targeted minimum gain of the array is 5 dBic, in order for data communications with a large geostationary satellite can be achieved. The array is able to operate in two different frequency bands i.e. 2.50 GHz band for reception (down-link) and 2.65 GHz band for transmission (uplink). The array is simulated using the Method of Moments-based software (Ansoft Maxwell), fabricated and measured to confirm the simulated results. The measurement results show that the 5dBic-gain and the 3dB-axial ratio of the reception elements cover all of 360° azimuth direction. In the case of transmission elements, 4.3dBic-gain and the 3dBaxial ratio can be obtained.
Coax-Fed Dipole-Type Applicator for Hepatic Cancer RF Ablation Basari, Basari; Rakhmadi, Aditya; Saito, Kazuyuki
Makara Journal of Technology Vol. 22, No. 1
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Cancer is the third leading cause of mortality in the world and is one of the most difficult diseases to detect and cure. This fact motivates us to investigate a treatment method by using radiofrequency (RF) ablation. RF ablation therapy kills cancer cells by electromagnetically heating them up. The treatment uses an applicator that is inserted into the body to heat the cells. The cancer cells are exposed to a temperature of more than 60 °C in short duration (a few seconds to a few minutes), thereby causing cell destruction locally. To ensure effective treatment, a minimally invasive method is selected so that good local temperature distribution inside the cancer cells can be achieved. In this paper, a coax-fed dipole-type applicator is proposed for interstitial irradiation technique in hepatic cell treatment. The applicator design is conducted by simulation in CST Microwave Studio to obtain an appropriate size at operating frequency of 2.45 GHz. We also consider localizing the ablation area by designing the tip of the applicator such that the main electromagnetic radiation locally exists around it. The proposed applicator is inserted into a simple phantom model of an adult human body with normal and cancerous liver cells. Both simulation and measured results show that the proposed applicator is able to operate at center frequency of 2.45 GHz in a blood droplet-type ablation zone. A temperature of 60 °C around the cancer cell can be achieved by simulation. Moreover, a square four-array applicator is analyzed to increase the ablation zone for a larger tumor cell. The simulation results show that a reasonably wider local ablation area can be achieved.