Estimation of whole-body average SAR in human models due to plane-wave exposure at resonance frequency

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-48

  Hirata, Akimasa ^a   Fujiwara, Osamu ^a   Nagaoka, Tomoaki ^b   Watanabe, Soichi ^b  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Peak value estimation; Resonance frequency; Whole body average specific absorption rate (WMSAR); Whole body exposures

Indexed keywords

AT RESONANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SHAPES; DOMINANT FACTOR; HUMAN BODIES; HUMAN BODY MODELS; HUMAN MODEL; INCIDENT POWER; INHOMOGENEITIES; PEAK VALUES; PLANE WAVE; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; WHOLE-BODY;

ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ESTIMATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS; RADAR ANTENNAS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FREQUENCY ESTIMATION;

EID: 77249138172     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2009.2035613     Document Type: Article

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