FDTD-derived correlation of maximum temperature increase and peak SAR in child and adult head models due to dipole antenna

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 240-247

  Fujimoto, Masaki ^a   Hirata, Akimasa ^b   Wang, Jianqing ^b   Fujiwara, Osamu ^b   Shiozawa, Toshiyuki ^c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioheat equation; Dipole antenna; Dosimetry; Specific absorption rate (SAR); Temperature increase

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ADULT HEAD MODELS; CHILD HEAD MODELS; HEAD MODELS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR);

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY;

EID: 33645798871     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2006.870816     Document Type: Article

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