A Novel Microwave Power Deposition Monitoring Method by Thermoacoustic Imaging (invited paper)

This paper presents a novel technique for monitoring microwave power deposition based on thermoacoustic imaging. It can be applied in breast cancer hyperthermia using a microwave antenna array to focus microwave energy at breast tumor. Compressive thermoacoustic imaging technique is applied to expedite the imaging and monitoring process. Simulation results using a realistic breast phantom are provided.