Title :
Human body modeling for FDTD evaluation of electromagnetic hazards
Author :
Holland, R. ; Fogler, J. ; Donohoe, G.W.
Author_Institution :
Shield Rite Inc., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Electromagnetic fields can obviously hurt living organisms if the strengths are great enough. We discuss the application of FDTD to computation of electromagnetic energy absorption by a human body. In particular, we are concerned with evaluating the specific absorption rate (SAR) in the different human tissues and organs given the EM environment to which the body is exposed.
Keywords :
biological effects of radiation; finite difference time-domain analysis; health hazards; medical image processing; EM environment; FDTD; electromagnetic energy absorption; electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic hazards; human body modeling; human organs; human tissues; living organisms; specific absorption rate; Biological system modeling; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Finite difference methods; Hazards; Humans; Organisms; Specific absorption rate; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1996. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3216-4
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1996.549682
