Analysisof the interaction between a layered spherical human head model and a finite-length dipole

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue 1 PART 2, 2000, Pages 2003-2013

  Nikita, Konstantina S ^a   Stamatakos, Georgios S ^a   Uzunoglu, Nikolaos K ^a   Karafotias, Aggelos ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological effects of electromagnetic radiation; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic coupling; Green's function; Mobile communication

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING; HUMAN HEAD MODEL; METHOD OF AUXILIARY SOURCES;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

DIPOLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 0034318038     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.884189     Document Type: Article

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