Human Breast Phantoms: Test Beds for the Development of Microwave Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies.

Over the past two decades, there has been enormous growth in research activity for microwave diagnostic and therapeutic technologies that target the breast. The clinical need for new tools in the breast cancer armamentarium, combined with the promising lowcost, nonionizing nature of microwave technologies, has fueled these investigations. High-fidelity breast phantoms are essential components of computational and experimental test beds for investigating and accurately assessing the performance of new devices, algorithms, and systems related to microwave breast cancer detection and/or treatment.