Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Copyright

Dedication

About the authors

Preface

Chapter 1: On Exposure of Humans to Electromagnetic Fields – General Considerations

Abstract

1.1. General Considerations

1.2. Coupling Mechanisms and Biological Effects

1.3. Safety Guidelines and Exposure Limits

1.4. A Note on Electromagnetic and Thermal Dosimetry

References

Chapter 2: Theoretical Background: an Outline of Computational Electromagnetics (CEM)

Abstract

2.1. Fundamentals of Computational Electromagnetics

2.2. Introduction to Numerical Methods in Electromagnetics

References

Chapter 3: Incident Electromagnetic Field Dosimetry

Abstract

3.1. Assessment of External Electric and Magnetic Fields at Low Frequencies

3.2. Assessment of High Frequency Electromagnetic Fields

References

Chapter 4: Simplified Models of the Human Body

Abstract

4.1. Parallelepiped Model of the Human Body

4.2. Cylindrical Antenna Models of the Body

4.3. Cylindrical Models – Frequency Domain Analysis

4.4. Time Domain Modeling – Exposure of Humans to Transient Radiation: Cylindrical Model of the Human Body

4.5. Transmission Line Models of the Human Body

References

Chapter 5: Realistic Models for Static and Low Frequency (LF) Dosimetry

Abstract

5.1. Parameters for Quantifying LF Exposures

5.2. Human Head Exposed to Electrostatic Field

5.3. Whole Body Exposed to LF Fields

References

Chapter 6: Realistic Models for Human Exposure to High Frequency (HF) Radiation

Abstract

6.1. Internal Electromagnetic Field Dosimetry Methods

6.2. Thermal Dosimetry Procedures

References

Chapter 7: Biomedical Applications of Electromagnetic Fields

Abstract

7.1. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Treatment

7.2. Nerve Fiber Excitation

7.3. Laser Radiation

References

Appendix A: The Generalized Symmetric Form of Maxwell's Equations

Appendix B: A Note on Integral Equations

Appendix C: Scalar Green's Function and the Solution to Helmholtz Equation

C.1. Scalar Green's Function

C.2. Scalar Helmholtz Equation Solution

References

Appendix D: Derivation of EFIE From the Vector Analog of Green's Theorem

D.1. The Vector Analog of Green's Theorem

D.2. On the Use of Green's Second Identity

D.3. Region Around Singularity

D.4. Sommerfeld Boundary Conditions

D.5. Stratton–Chu Expression

D.6. Application of the Equivalence Principle

References

Appendix E: Useful Identities

E.1. Integral Theorems

E.2. Vector Identities

E.3. Formulas Including Position Vector and/or Constant Vector

E.4. Recursive Formulas Including Position Vector and/or Scalar 3-Dimensional Free-Space Green's Function

Appendix F: Finite Element Matrices

6.1. Shape Functions Over Triangle

6.2. Shape Functions Over Tetrahedra

6.3. Solution of Characteristic Integrals

References

Index

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