An algorithm for computations of the power deposition in human tissue

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 102-107

  Volakis, John L ^a   Caputa, Kris ^b   Okoniewski, Michal ^b   Stuchly, Maria A ^b  

^a University of Michigan   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological effects of electromagnetic radiation; Biological tissues; FDTD methods; Power deposition; Radio frequency; SAR in tissue

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003031074     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/74.789742     Document Type: Article

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