Abstract
The electromagnetic-thermal dosimetry model of the human brain exposed to electromagnetic (EM) radiation is developed. The EM model based on the surface integral equation (SIE) formulation is derived using the equivalence theorem for the case of a lossy homogeneous dielectric body. The thermal dosimetry model of the brain is based on the form of Pennes׳ equation for heat transfer in biological tissue. The numerical solution of the EM model is carried out using the Method of Moments (MoM) while the bioheat equation is solved using the finite element method (FEM). Developed EM-thermal model has been applied for the internal dosimetry of the human brain to assess the absorbed EM energy and the consequent temperature rise due to the exposure of 900 MHz plane wave. Due to the variability of various parameters, the sensitivity of the maximum, minimum and the average steady-state temperature, on the various thermal parameters have been examined, as well as the influence of the parameters variation on the temperature distribution in case of EM exposure. The proposed model may be found useful in the rapid assessment of the temperature distribution in the human brain, prior to having to deal with a tedious development of a more complex models.
Mario Cvetković
Associate Professor | Department of Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
Associate professor at FESB in Split, with a research focus on numerical modeling including finite element and moment methods, computational bioelectromagnetics and heat transfer related phenomena. He is involved in IEEE’s ICES Technical Committee 95, various international projects and is committed to advancing both knowledge and practical applications in electromagnetic safety and biomedical engineering.