Transmission of RF signals between MICS loop antennas in free space and implanted in the human head

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1850-1854

  Chen, Zhi Ning ^a   Liu, Guan Chao ^a   See, Terence S P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR INFOCOMM RESEARCH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Bio antenna; Implanted antenna; Medical implants; RF transmission

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BIO-ANTENNA; IMPLANTED ANTENNA; MEDICAL IMPLANTS; RF TRANSMISSION;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; LOOP ANTENNAS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; RADIO BROADCASTING; RADIO TRANSMISSION;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 67649395767     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2009.2019933     Document Type: Article

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