Microwave Tomography System

A system comprising:

• an imaging volume to receive a biological target;
• a plurality of antennas;
• and
• a metamaterial structure disposed between the plurality of antennas and the biological target, wherein the metamaterial structure is configured to affect an amount of energy that penetrates the biological target from the electromagnetic radiation transmitted towards the biological target at multiple frequencies,
• the plurality of antennas:
• transmitting electromagnetic radiation towards the biological target received in the imaging volume through the metamaterial structure;
• and
• capturing received electromagnetic radiation of the transmitted electromagnetic radiation that has interacted with the biological target for imaging at least a portion of the biological target based on the received electromagnetic radiation.

A system comprising:

• an imaging volume to receive a biological target;
• a plurality of antennas;
• and
• a metamaterial structure disposed between the plurality of antennas and the biological target, the metamaterial structure being tunable to affect an amount of energy that penetrates the biological target from the electromagnetic radiation transmitted towards the biological target,
• the plurality of antennas:
• transmitting electromagnetic radiation towards the biological target received in the imaging volume through the metamaterial structure;
• and
• capturing received electromagnetic radiation of the transmitted electromagnetic radiation that has interacted with the biological target for imaging at least a portion of the biological target based on the received electromagnetic radiation.

A method of imaging a biological target, comprising:

• disposing a biological target in an imaging volume;
• transmitting electromagnetic radiation towards the biological target from a plurality of antennas through a metamaterial structure disposed between the plurality of antennas and the biological target;
• tuning the metamaterial structure to affect an amount of energy that penetrates the biological target from the electromagnetic radiation transmitted towards the biological target;
• and
• capturing transmitted and received electromagnetic radiation that has interacted with the biological target for imaging at least a portion of the biological target based on the received electromagnetic radiation.