Microwave thermal radiation effects on skin tissues

Hargsoon Yoon; Kyo D. Song; Uhn Lee M.D.; Sang H. Choi

doi:10.1117/12.945956

24 October 2012 Microwave thermal radiation effects on skin tissues

Hargsoon Yoon, Kyo D. Song, Uhn Lee M.D., Sang H. Choi

Proceedings Volume 8548, Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine; 85482R (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945956
Event: SPIE Nanosystems in Engineering + Medicine, 2012, Incheon, Korea, Republic of

Abstract

Microwave/RF energy has been used for wireless power transmission including many therapeutic applications, such as transurethral microwave therapy (TUMT). For safe uses of RF power, it is important to know how to deliver microwave energy on focused area and control the temperature changes not to drastically increase on adjacent areas. Graphical analysis of thermal loading factor is important to understand how to achieve effective transmission of microwave through the tissue. The loss mechanism while transmission often appears as thermal effects due to absorption of microwave, especially for materials such as human skin, muscles, and other organic parts including brain. In this paper, microwave thermal effects are investigated to measure temperatures, penetration depth through animal skins in terms of input power and various frequencies. This result will be compare with the case of human applications.

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Hargsoon Yoon, Kyo D. Song, Uhn Lee M.D., and Sang H. Choi "Microwave thermal radiation effects on skin tissues", Proc. SPIE 8548, Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine, 85482R (24 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945956

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