• DocumentCode
    1204014
  • Title

    Resonance Absorption of Microwaves by the Human Skull

  • Author

    Joines, William T. ; Spiegel, Ronald J.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, N. C. 27706.
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1974
  • Firstpage
    46
  • Lastpage
    48
  • Abstract
    Resonance absorption of microwaves by the human skull is examined by making computerized calculations of theoretical models of the skull. The calculated relative absorption versus frequency is plotted and compared for homogeneous and inhomogeneous skull models. At a frequency of maximum power absorption, the spatial distribution of intracranial field intensity (based upon the theoretical model) is also calculated and plotted.
  • Keywords
    Brain modeling; Conductivity; Dielectric constant; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency; Humans; Microwave ovens; Resonance; Skull;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1974.324361
  • Filename
    4120717