Design and Implementation of a Flexible Wearable Antenna for the Detection of Cancer in the Thyroid Gland

The paper outlines a suggested technique for identifying thyroid cancer using an H-shaped microstrip patch antenna. Thyroid cancer originates in the nodules of the thyroid gland, which is situated in the neck and comprises two lobes connected by a slender band of tissues. The proposed microstrip patch antenna is crafted from copper and RT Duroid substrate, and it has a distinctive design that enables it to locate cancerous cells in the thyroid gland. When positioned in close proximity to the thyroid gland, the H-shaped patch antenna’s performance characteristics, including its VSWR, gain, and return loss, undergo changes, and these alterations are assessed in both cancerous and healthy tissues. Because cancerous cells have a higher water content than healthy cells, the antenna can gauge the SAR (specific absorption rate) of cancerous cells. Furthermore, the microstrip patch antenna’s performance can differentiate between normal and cancerous cell types. Finally, an H-shaped patch antenna is simulated utilizing the High-Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS), enabling scientists to evaluate the proposed antenna design’s potential efficacy for detecting thyroid cancer.