The correlation between mass-averaged SAR and temperature elevation in the human head model exposed to RF near-fields from 1 to 6 GHz
- 17 November 2009
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics in Medicine & Biology
- Vol. 54 (23), 7227-7238
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/54/23/013
Abstract
In the present study, we investigate the relationship between the mass-averaged specific absorption rate (SAR) and temperature elevation in anatomically based Japanese head models due to the dipole antenna. A homogeneous cubical model is also used as a basis for the investigation. The frequency region considered is from 1 to 6 GHz. We focused on the averaging mass of SAR, which maximizes the correlation with local temperature elevation. An averaged SAR over 10 g was found to reasonably correlate with local temperature elevation even for frequencies from 3 to 6 GHz. The dominant factor influencing the correlation between mass-averaged SAR and temperature elevation is suggested to be the thermal diffusion length in biological tissue, together with the penetration depth of radio-frequency waves. The correlation of local temperature elevation to mass-averaged SAR is largely influenced by the blood perfusion rate, while at most 10% or less is due to the pinna, model inhomogeneity and the antenna position relative to the head model.This publication has 27 references indexed in Scilit:
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