In-body path loss model for homogeneous human tissues

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 556-564

  Kurup, Divya ^a   Joseph, Wout ^a   Vermeeren, Gnter ^a   Martens, Luc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attenuation; dipole antenna; electromagnetic propagation in absorbing media; heterogeneous medium; homogeneous medium; insulated antennas; measurements and modeling; path loss (PL) model; simulations; wireless body area networks (WBAN)

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING MEDIA; ATTENUATION; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; HOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM; PATH LOSS; SIMULATIONS; WIRELESS BODY AREA NETWORK;

CHIP SCALE PACKAGES; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; HISTOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TISSUE; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84862609274     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2011.2164803     Document Type: Article

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