Layered RF Phantom Characterization for Wireless Medical Vital Sign Monitors

Gareth A. Conway; William G. Scanlon; Chris Nunn; Alison Burdett

doi:10.1109/APS.2013.6711759

Layered RF Phantom Characterization for Wireless Medical Vital Sign Monitors

Gareth A. Conway^*, William G. Scanlon, Chris Nunn, Alison Burdett

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Abstract

Wearable antenna performance measurements were used to characterize a synthetic variable layered phantom testbed, representative of human tissue for operation in the 868/915 MHz, and 2400 MHz industrial, scientific and medical frequency bands. Antenna radiation efficiency measurements on the phantom were compared with measurements on the thorax region of a human test subject. The results show that the phantom is representative of the human body for the application of wireless vital sign monitors, where conductive connections are made to the tissue.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	2201-2202
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	9781467353151
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.2013.6711759
Publication status	Published - Jul 2013
Event	International Symposium of the IEEE-Antennas-and-Propagation-Society - Orlando, United Kingdom Duration: 07 Jul 2013 → 13 Jul 2013

Publication series

Name	IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium
Publisher	IEEE
ISSN (Print)	1522-3965

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Conference	International Symposium of the IEEE-Antennas-and-Propagation-Society
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Period	07/07/2013 → 13/07/2013

Keywords

Antenna measurements
Biomedical monitoring
Dipole antennas
Monitoring
Phantoms
Temperature measurement
Thorax

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Conway, G. A., Scanlon, W. G., Nunn, C., & Burdett, A. (2013). Layered RF Phantom Characterization for Wireless Medical Vital Sign Monitors. In Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE (pp. 2201-2202). (IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.2013.6711759

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Conway, GA, Scanlon, WG, Nunn, C & Burdett, A 2013, Layered RF Phantom Characterization for Wireless Medical Vital Sign Monitors. in Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 2201-2202, International Symposium of the IEEE-Antennas-and-Propagation-Society, United Kingdom, 07/07/2013. https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.2013.6711759

Layered RF Phantom Characterization for Wireless Medical Vital Sign Monitors. / Conway, Gareth A.; Scanlon, William G.; Nunn, Chris et al.
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2013. p. 2201-2202 (IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium).

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Conway GA, Scanlon WG, Nunn C, Burdett A. Layered RF Phantom Characterization for Wireless Medical Vital Sign Monitors. In Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2013. p. 2201-2202. (IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium). doi: 10.1109/APS.2013.6711759

Layered RF Phantom Characterization for Wireless Medical Vital Sign Monitors

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