Precision characterization of graphite-based silicone compounds for repeatable microwave imaging phantoms

Before a microwave imaging device reaches patients, it is tested on models of the body made from materials that respond to microwaves the way human tissue does. Today every lab uses its own recipe, which makes results hard to compare. The paper proposes a low-cost silicone and graphite formulation that stays stable over time and can be reproduced in any lab, the same material Rilemo uses on its own headband.