Design and Performance Analysis of a Tissue-Load Stable H-Slotted Patch Antenna for 2.45 GHz Breast Phantom Sensing Applications
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2026
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Centrepoint Journal (Science Edition)
Abstract
The detection of solid tumors, especially in the breast, is crucial to improving patient outcomes and minimizing the side effects of cancer treatment. This study presents a highly miniaturized rectangular H-slotted PIFA operating in the 2.45 GHz ISM band; the design incorporates an H-shaped slot on top of the radiating patch to reduce the antenna size and improve current-path meandering. Simulation results from CST Studio Suite indicate that the proposed design resonates at 2.45 GHz with a -10 dB impedance bandwidth of approximately 277 MHz (2.33 – 2.61 GHz), a record Return Loss (S11) of -51.65 dB, and a VSWR of 1.005 in free-space conditions, demonstrating a near-perfect impedance match. The antenna exhibits a realized gain of 3.5 dBi at 70% efficiency. and a directional radiation pattern with a directivity of 4.16 dBi, enabling effective electromagnetic energy penetration into breast tissues. The antenna was also shown to be stable in its resonant frequency while modeled within a three-layered breast phantom model (skin-fat-gland). The presence of a 5 mm malignant tumor produces a noticeable shift in the reflection coefficient from -51.65 dB to -39.20 dB, demonstrating the antenna’s sensitivity to dielectric-property variations between healthy and cancerous tissues. Finally, a maximum 1-g averaged specific absorption rate (SAR) of 0.103 W/kg at 10 mW input was achieved, which is substantially below the FCC safety limit of 1.6 W/kg. The results demonstrate that the proposed H-slotted antenna is a compact and stable sensor with the capability to detect early-stage breast tumors effectively