Medical radar literature overview

In this document we present and overview of the literature on medical radar, with main focus on heartbeat and respiration monitoring and detection, ultra wideband (UWB) medical radar and imaging in medical radar. First a historically oriented introduction to the field is given. Literature on the use of radar for heartbeat and respiration detection dates back to the early seventies. Since then, the number of applications and technological approaches has increased. Recent years have spawned an interest in using UWB radar for medical applications. The second part of this literature overview, is a compilation of noteworthy articles in the field. These have been sorted under a number of categories, and each category is presented chronologically.