A review of analytically determined electric fields and currents induced in the human body when exposed to 50-60-Hz electromagnetic fields

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1186-1192

  King, Ronold W P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna theory; Biological system modeling; Current density; Electric fields

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNA REFLECTORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ANTENNA THEORY; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM MODELLING;

ANTENNA RADIATION;

EID: 2942626250     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2004.827487     Document Type: Article

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