Electromagnetic Energy Deposition in an Inhomogeneous Block Model of Man for Near-Field Irradiation Conditions

The plane wave spectrum approach is used to calculate the electromagnetic energy absorption and its distribution in a 180-cell, inhomogeneous model of man for a prescribed vector electric field generated by RF sealers and other electronic equipment. The whole-body-averaged absorption density increases approximately as (Delta/lambda)/sup 2/ to the asymptotic plane wave value where Delta/lamda is the width in wavelengths of the best-fit half-cycle cosine function to prescribed E-values.