Development of a channel model for 60 GHz radio systems in an angiography room

Abstract

This paper presents the development of a radio channel model for the feasibility study of 60 GHz high-speed radio systems for a medical operation in a hospital environment. Our particular usage scenario is an angiography room, where the 60 GHz radio system sends video data from an x-ray machine to a movable screen. Our channel model is based on an extensive radio channel measurement in an angiography room in a hospital. Pathloss and multipath characteristics were statistically modeled, leading to a generic channel model in an angiography room. A channel model structure, complete set of model parameters, and implementation recipe of the developed model is provided.