427
Index
Nerve
electric field interactions in, 90–94
stimulation, 340
Neurodegenerative disorders, 121
Neuroendocrine system, 135–137
Neurophysiological system, 135–137
Nitric oxide (NO), 121
Node-based finite element technique, 278
Nonionizing radiation, 372
Nonlinear optical terahertz sources
frequency down-conversion, 384
optical parametric oscillation, 384–385
Norepinephrine (NE), 135
Normal operating mode, MRI, 353
Norman model, 267
Numerical dosimetry
in bioelectromagnetics, 242
canonical models, 263–265
ELF EMF, 202–205
uncertainty assessment, 279–281
Numerical method, 243
Numerical microdosimetry techniques, 89
Numerical model, 279
of dipole, 287–288
in SAR determination, 28
O
Optical parametric oscillation, 384–385
Optical rectification, 384
Osteoblastic cells, 149
P
Pain, treatments of, 171–173
Parametric model, 272
Parkinson’s disease (PD), 136
Parkinson syndromes, 354
PEMF therapy, see Pulsed EMF therapy
Perfectly matched layer (PML), 29
Permanent magnets, 342
Permittivity, 199, 200, 207
parameters, 61
Personal exposure monitors, 284
Photoconductive (PC) switch technique, 386
Photolyase, 125
Photothermal mechanisms, 392–394
Physical laws, electromagnetic phenomena, 3–5
PillCam ESO, 355
PillCam SB, 355
Planar-inverted-F antenna (PIFA), 302
Planar three-layer body model, 263–264
Planar tissue models, 50
Plane wave
in human body, 287
polarizations, 24
Plant growth response, magnetic effects on,
153–155
Plastic shell head models, 281–282
Pore distribution function, 84
Portable RF measurement devices, 284
Power density, for millimeter wave, 62
Poynting vector, 15
Pregnant woman SILVY model, 349, 350
Probe-size reduction, 285
Prolate spheroids, Laplace equation for, 86
p-type germanium laser (p-Ge), 376, 377
Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs), 129
Pulsed EMF (PEMF) therapy, 341–342
Pulsed fields, 341–342
Pulsed radio-frequency electromagnetic fields,
349
Pulse durations, 75
Purkinje cells, 160
Q
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), 375
Quasistatic electric field
coupling, 16–18, 19–20
of dipole antenna, 13
low-frequency and, 10–11
Quasistatic magnetic field
coupling, 18–20
of dipole antenna, 13
R
Radiated energy, 304
Radiation zone, 14, 16
Radical pair theory, 119
Radiofrequency dosimetry, 25–26
Radio frequency electromagnetic field
(RF EMF), 347
absorption of, 345
frequency of, 349
radiation, biological effects of, 261–262
Radiofrequency energy, orientation and
polarization, 24
Radiofrequency (RF)
band, 2
emissions, 304
Index
Nerve
electric field interactions in, 90–94
stimulation, 340
Neurodegenerative disorders, 121
Neuroendocrine system, 135–137
Neurophysiological system, 135–137
Nitric oxide (NO), 121
Node-based finite element technique, 278
Nonionizing radiation, 372
Nonlinear optical terahertz sources
frequency down-conversion, 384
optical parametric oscillation, 384–385
Norepinephrine (NE), 135
Normal operating mode, MRI, 353
Norman model, 267
Numerical dosimetry
in bioelectromagnetics, 242
canonical models, 263–265
ELF EMF, 202–205
uncertainty assessment, 279–281
Numerical method, 243
Numerical microdosimetry techniques, 89
Numerical model, 279
of dipole, 287–288
in SAR determination, 28
O
Optical parametric oscillation, 384–385
Optical rectification, 384
Osteoblastic cells, 149
P
Pain, treatments of, 171–173
Parametric model, 272
Parkinson’s disease (PD), 136
Parkinson syndromes, 354
PEMF therapy, see Pulsed EMF therapy
Perfectly matched layer (PML), 29
Permanent magnets, 342
Permittivity, 199, 200, 207
parameters, 61
Personal exposure monitors, 284
Photoconductive (PC) switch technique, 386
Photolyase, 125
Photothermal mechanisms, 392–394
Physical laws, electromagnetic phenomena, 3–5
PillCam ESO, 355
PillCam SB, 355
Planar-inverted-F antenna (PIFA), 302
Planar three-layer body model, 263–264
Planar tissue models, 50
Plane wave
in human body, 287
polarizations, 24
Plant growth response, magnetic effects on,
153–155
Plastic shell head models, 281–282
Pore distribution function, 84
Portable RF measurement devices, 284
Power density, for millimeter wave, 62
Poynting vector, 15
Pregnant woman SILVY model, 349, 350
Probe-size reduction, 285
Prolate spheroids, Laplace equation for, 86
p-type germanium laser (p-Ge), 376, 377
Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs), 129
Pulsed EMF (PEMF) therapy, 341–342
Pulsed fields, 341–342
Pulsed radio-frequency electromagnetic fields,
349
Pulse durations, 75
Purkinje cells, 160
Q
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), 375
Quasistatic electric field
coupling, 16–18, 19–20
of dipole antenna, 13
low-frequency and, 10–11
Quasistatic magnetic field
coupling, 18–20
of dipole antenna, 13
R
Radiated energy, 304
Radiation zone, 14, 16
Radical pair theory, 119
Radiofrequency dosimetry, 25–26
Radio frequency electromagnetic field
(RF EMF), 347
absorption of, 345
frequency of, 349
radiation, biological effects of, 261–262
Radiofrequency energy, orientation and
polarization, 24
Radiofrequency (RF)
band, 2
emissions, 304