FDTD analysis of a gigahertz TEM cell for ultra-wideband pulse exposure studies of biological specimens

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 780-789

  Ji, Zhen ^a,d   Hagness, Susan C ^a,e,f,g   Booske, John H ^a,e   Mathur, Satnam ^b,h   Meltz, Martin L ^c,f,i  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b Costal Bend College ^*  (United States)

^c University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ^*  (United States)

^f IEEE

^g International Union of Radio Science (URSI)   (United Kingdom)

^h International Union of Radio Science ^*  (United States)

ⁱ AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; FDTD methods; Gigahertz transverse electromagnetic (GTEM) cell; Ultra wideband (UWB) exposure

Indexed keywords

FDTD METHODS; GIGAHERTZ TRANSVERSE ELECTROMAGNETIC (GTEM) CELL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) EXPOSURE;

CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELLS;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGY; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN SIMULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIMULATION; WAVEFORM;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PHYSIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MICROWAVES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 33646344502     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2005.863959     Document Type: Article

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