IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques · 2004 · 22 citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesElectrical EngineeringPhysicsMedical PhysicsPlasma PhysicsRadiation ProtectionAbsorption In TissueAbsorption ModelingHealth PhysicsTissue Responses To RadiationAdverse Health EffectsElectrostatic CharacterizationElectrostatic DischargeFinite Difference Time Domain ModelingFinite Difference Time Domain SimulationHuman Body ModelsHuman Exposure ModelingSpecific Energy Absorption
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) pulses comprise frequencies up to approximately 1 GHz. These pulses have been reported to be associated with health effects. Human exposure standards also set limits on the specific absorption (SA) in tissue. Electric fields and SA are computed using the finite-difference time-domain method and heterogeneous model of the human body. The average SA values in all organs and tissues are below the limits in the IEEE Standard for typical and realistically high ESD pulses.
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