Title :
Electromagnetic Absorption in a Multilayered Model of Man
Author :
Barber, Peter W. ; Gandhi, Om P. ; Hagmann, Mark J. ; Chatterjee, Indira
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah
fDate :
7/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A multilayered planar model is used to examine the dependence of whole-body power absorption on the configuration of surface layers, e.g., skin, fat, and muscle which normally occur in biological bodies. It is found that the layering resonance for three-dimensional bodies (as opposed to the geometrical resonance) can be predicted quite accurately by a planar model. Calculations for a multilayered prolate spheroidal model of man predict a whole-body layering resonance at 1.8 GHz with a power absorption 34 percent greater than that predicted by a homogeneous model.
Keywords :
Biological system modeling; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency; Moment methods; Muscles; Predictive models; Resonance; Skin; Absorption; Adipose Tissue; Electromagnetics; Humans; Models, Anatomic; Models, Biological; Models, Structural; Muscles; Radiation Dosage; Skin;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1979.326418
