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Mixed-Signal, RF, and Microwave Seminar

Friday, December 2, 2011
4:00pm to 5:00pm
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Moore B280
A Microwave Sensor to Aid in the Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Bob Allison, Professor, Radiation Oncology and Biophysics , Eastern Virginia Medical School,
A microwave radiometer has been developed and integrated into the tip of a radiofrequency ablation catheter. The radiometer measures subsurface heart tissue temperature during ablation. This temperature measurement provides the electrophysiologist with previously unavailable real-time treatment feedback increasing the safety and efficacy of the procedure. Design of the device and some challenges of a startup technology venture will be discussed.
For more information, please contact Michelle Chen by phone at 626-395-2239 or by email at [email protected] or visit http://today.caltech.edu/eas/listing.adp?template=ee&sponsor_id=330&sponsor_id=1543.