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In this work a complete software tool, which uses the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method, was developed from scratch. This tool comprises a full three-dimensional (3D) wave electromagnetic simulator and a bioheat equation solver. The application of this tool, using an anatomically based model of the human head, allows the electromagnetic and thermal analysis of a head exposed to the radiation of a mobile phone, through the determination of the specific absorption rate (SAR). Preliminary results show good agreement with previous published numerical and measurement results taken for similar formulations.
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Kyriakou, A.G., Aitides, E., Chryssomallis, M.T. (2012). Development of a FDTD Simulator for the Calculation of Temperature Rise in Human Heads from Mobile Phones Operation. In: Nikita, K.S., Lin, J.C., Fotiadis, D.I., Arredondo Waldmeyer, MT. (eds) Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. MobiHealth 2011. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 83. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29734-2_56
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