Frequency and Orientation Effects on Whole Animal Absorption of Electromagnetic Waves

Experiments using a parallel plate waveguide as the measurement medium have revealed a strong dependence of RF absorption in rats and biological-phantom prolate spheroidal bodies upon the frequency and polarization of electromagnetic fields. The results correlate well to those of free space irradiation. Strongest power deposition is observed for fields polarized along the long dimension of the bodies for frequencies such that the major length is about one-quarter wavelength of radiation. At resonance, an effective absorption area of 2.5 to 3.5 times the shadow cross section is measured.