title: Finite-difference time-domain calculations of absorbed power in the ankle for 10-100 MHz plane wave exposure.
abstract: This paper presents finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) calculations of the short-circuit current and the specific energy absorption rate (SAR) in the ankle. Plane wave exposures from 10 to 100 MHz for an adult, a 10-year old and 5-year old are considered. The calculations are performed in two parts. Firstly, the coupling between a homogeneous whole body phantom and the applied field is calculated. The region around a lower leg is then expanded, the leg being described by a realistic fine-scale, heterogeneous model. Tangential electric field components from the first part are used as boundary conditions on the reduced domain of the second part. Electric field values based on a maximum SAR of 20 W . kg-1 are presented.
authors.affiliation: National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Oxon, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dimbylow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000842:Ankle / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D008961:Models, Structural; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000592:standards; D012015:Reference Standards; D013997:Time Factors