The MedWaveImage project has achieved a major scientific milestone. Researchers from our project partner, the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU), have published two pioneering papers in the prestigious international journal IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (TAP).
These peer-reviewed studies introduce advanced solutions to improve the safety and efficacy of microwave cancer treatments:
- “Novel Metamaterial Antenna for Deep Regional Microwave Hyperthermia Treatment”
- Authors: Matous Brunat, Jan Vrba, Tomas Drizdal, Ondrej Fiser, Marek Novak, Michaela Mrazkova, and David Vrba.
- Summary: This work introduces a novel metamaterial antenna that achieves zeroth-order resonance for deep regional hyperthermia. It allows for a larger effective field size (75% EFS), providing significantly more uniform, controllable, and patient-tailored tumor heating.
- “Differential Microwave Temperature Monitoring with Transmission Coefficient Thresholding in Superficial Hyperthermia: Phantom Study”
- Authors: Barbora Smahelova, Jakub Kollar, Zdenek Linha, Jan Redr, Hana Laierova, Tomas Pokorny, Tomas Drizdal, Marek Novak, Ondrej Fiser, David Vrba, and Jan Vrba.
- Summary: This phantom study solves a major clinical challenge: tracking temperature non-invasively when imaging antennas are geometrically restricted by clinical equipment. By using a multi-frequency approach with transmission coefficient thresholding (TCT), the team successfully achieved stable, real-time 3D temperature monitoring.
Both research works were supported by the Interreg Central Europe marking a significant step forward in transferring cutting-edge microwave technology from the lab to practical medical sectors.