Title :
Models and methods for determining induced ELF and VLF electromagnetic fields in the human body: a critical study
Author :
King, Ronold W.P.
Author_Institution :
Gordon McKay Lab., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
When the human body is near a 50-60 Hz high-voltage power line or a high-power VLF transmitter, electric fields and currents are induced in the different organs. Their interaction with cellular processes can only be studied if their directions and magnitudes are accurately known. This paper examines models and methods that have been used to determine them
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of fields; cellular effects of radiation; distribution networks; health hazards; 50 to 60 Hz; cellular processes; critical study; currents; distribution lines; electric fields; high-power VLF transmitter; high-voltage power line; human body; induced ELF electromagnetic field; induced VLF electromagnetic field; organs; transmission lines; Biological system modeling; Body regions; Boundary conditions; Earth; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Geophysical measurement techniques; Ground penetrating radar; Humans; Region 2;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1997., Proceedings of the IEEE 1997 23rd Northeast
Conference_Location :
Durham, NH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3848-0
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1997.594951
