Figure 8
Effect of skin layer parameters on temperature distribution for 10 GHz exposure. Temperature change due to a 10 GHz pulse of 3 s duration with an incident power density of 5 W cm-2. The layer of air farthest from the skin was at 25°C, the skin surface was at 34°C before this RF field was applied and the core temperature was at 37°C. The blood perfusion level was assumed to be 10 ml/100 g min. The thermal conductivity and specific heat of dermis and subcutaneous tissue were varied relative to each other as shown in the inset.