The Faculty of Engineering at Al al-Bayt University hosted Professor Omar Al-Ramahi from the University of Waterloo, Canada, to talk about "Breast Cancer Detection via Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Waves."

Professor Al-Ramahi explained that a method for examining the breast could be used that is very similar to mammography, but using low-energy, non-ionizing microwave waves instead of X-ray film. An image of the breast is captured when it is illuminated with a low-energy, non-ionizing, low-frequency electromagnetic source. The basic principle of this technique is based on using a metasurface structure as a layer that absorbs electromagnetic energy transmitted through the breast. An image matching the breast's composition is reconstructed by recording an image of the microwave energy on the metasurface. Numerous experiments have proven the feasibility of the proposed method, which is characterized by providing a benign, non-invasive breast examination for women at a much lower cost than traditional examination methods such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and X-ray mammography.

At the end of the lecture, which was attended by the Deputy Dean of Engineering, Professor Rami Al-Shawabkeh, and a number of faculty members and moderated by Dr. Milad Alimat, the lecturer answered questions and inquiries from the audience.​