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Basic introduction to bioelectromagnetics

Title
Basic introduction to bioelectromagnetics / Carl H. Durney, Douglas A. Christensen.
Author
Durney, Carl H., 1931-
Publication
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2000], ©2000.

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Christensen, Douglas A.
Description
169 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
  • "Basic Introduction to Bioelectromagnetics makes electromagnetism clear and easy to comprehend for those whose mathematics background extends not much beyond basic algebra.
  • Health physicists, industrial hygienists, and public health workers concerned with electromagnetic field exposures, as well as those concerned with magnetic resonance imaging, optical interaction with tissue, and wireless communication devices will find this primer a welcome relief from traditional electromagnetics texts."--BOOK JACKET.
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Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
  • Ch. 1. Electric and Magnetic Fields: Basic Concepts. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. Electric-Field Concepts. 1.3. Magnetic-Field Concepts. 1.4. Sources of E Fields (Maxwell's Equations). 1.5. Sources of B Fields (Maxwell's Equations). 1.6. Electric- and Magnetic-Field Interactions with Materials. 1.7. Energy Absorption. 1.8. Other Electromagnetic Field Definitions. 1.9. Boundary Conditions. 1.10. Sinusoidal EM Functions. 1.11. Complex Numbers in Electromagnetics (The Phasor Transform). 1.12. Root-Mean Square (RMS) or Effective Values. 1.13. Wave Properties. 1.14. Electromagnetic Behavior as a Function of Size and Wavelength. 1.15. Electromagnetic Dosimetry -- Ch. 2. EM Behavior When the Wavelength is Large Compared with the Object Size. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Low-Frequency Approximation. 2.3. Fields Induced in Objects by Incident E Fields in Free Space. 2.4. E-Field Patterns for Electrode Configurations.
  • 2.5. Fields Induced in Objects by Incident B Fields in Free Space. 2.6. E-Field Patterns for In Vitro Applied B Fields -- Ch. 3. EM Behavior When the Wavelength is About the Same Size as the Object. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Waves in Lossless Media. 3.3. Wave Reflection and Refraction. 3.4. Waves in Lossy Media. 3.5. Transmission Lines and Waveguides. 3.6. Resonant Systems. 3.7. Radiation Effects. 3.8. Diffraction -- Ch. 4. EM Behavior When the Wavelength is Much Smaller Than the Object. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Ray Propagation Effects. 4.3. Total Internal Reflection and Fiber-Optic Waveguides. 4.4. Propagation of Laser Beams. 4.5. Scattering from Particles. 4.6. Photon Interactions with Tissues -- Ch. 5. Dosimetry. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Some Definitions and Parameters Used in Dosimetry. 5.3. Energy Absorption (SAR). 5.4. Effects of Polarization on SAR. 5.5. Effects of Object Size on SAR.
  • 5.6. Extrapolating from Experimental Animal Results to Those Expected in Humans -- Ch. 6. Examples of Medical Applications of Electromagnetic Fields. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Fundamental Problems. 6.3. Hyperthermia for Cancer Therapy. 6.4. Some Electromagnetic Diagnostic Techniques. 6.5. Numerical Calculations of the E Fields Induced Near Implants During MRI.
ISBN
0849311985 (alk. paper)
LCCN
99029332
OCLC
  • ocm41476744
  • SCSB-3839299
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries