• DocumentCode
    1224010
  • 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
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    7/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    400
  • Lastpage
    405
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1979.326418
  • Filename
    4123077