Spherical polar co-ordinate calculations of induced fields in the retina and head for applied magnetic fields at 50 Hz

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 4597-4611

  Dimbylow, Peter ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CHAMBER; APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARTESIAN COORDINATE; CARTESIANS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; COARSER GRID; GEOMETRIC DESCRIPTION; INDUCED ELECTRIC FIELDS; INDUCED FIELD; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON NON-IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION; OPTIC NERVE; REFERENCE LEVELS; SPHERICAL COORDINATES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; EYE PROTECTION; IONIZING RADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELDING;

SPHERES;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; MAGNETISM; RETINA;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAD; MAGNETICS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; RETINA;

EID: 79960349086     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/14/023     Document Type: Article

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