Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0773234
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
A Three-Dimensional Ultra-Wideband Microwave Method Based On Multiple Antennas For Early Detection Of Breast Cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death among women in Australia. In 2003, it killed 2,713 women in Australia and approximately 400,000 worldwide. Despite significant advances, current breast screening methods still suffer from several limitations. They may miss as many as 15% of cancers. Inconclusive results are common, leading to invasive, expensive and painful follow-up tests such as biopsies. About 75% of such biopsies are found to be negative, and this is a major deterrent for women in undertaking breast screening. The proposed project contributes to the cause of finding a more reliable breast cancer detection method, and hence, saving thousands of lives each year.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2007
End Date: 12-2013
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $381,859.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Biomedical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Communications Technologies | Microwave And Millimetrewave Technology | Antenna Technology |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Women’s health | Diagnostic methods | Scientific instrumentation
