Title :
When is a field initiated bioeffect thermal?
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rhode Island Univ., RI, USA
Abstract :
Physics and biology concepts important for understanding interaction of electric fields with biological systems are discussed with emphasis on how heating effects may be separated from non-thermal mechanisms. Electric fields from DC to millimeter waves are considered. Average amplitudes inside tissue important for eliciting different phenomena are indicated
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of fields; biological tissues; biothermics; electric field effects; millimetre waves; DC electric fields; biological systems; field initiated bioeffect; nonthermal mechanisms; thermal effects; Biological materials; Biological tissues; Conducting materials; Current density; Dielectric materials; Electromagnetic heating; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Muscles; Resistance heating;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804461
