MICROWAVE INDUCED PRESSURE WAVES IN A MODEL OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL
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Richard G. Olsen, Wayne C. Hammer
A distinct microwave-induced stress wave was produced in the model, propagating at 1600 m/s with peak pressures of about 300 Pa and traveling 0.61 m with two reflections.
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The study examined microwave-induced mechanical stress waves in a simulated muscle tissue model. Microwave absorption was mostly confined to within 2 cm of the irradiated surface with an average localized SAR of about 100 W/kg. A distinct stress wave propagated at 1600 m/s with peak pressures of about 300 Pa and remained detectable after traveling 0.61 m with two reflections.
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Richard G. Olsen, Wayne C. Hammer (n.d.). MICROWAVE INDUCED PRESSURE WAVES IN A MODEL OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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@article{microwave_induced_pressure_waves_in_a_model_of_biological_material_g6114,
author = {Richard G. Olsen and Wayne C. Hammer},
title = {MICROWAVE INDUCED PRESSURE WAVES IN A MODEL OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL},
year = {n.d.},
}No DOI on file for this study.
Quick Questions About This Study
The model was a simulated muscle tissue composed of water, salt, gelling agent, and polyethylene powder.
The study used pulsed microwave energy at 5.655 GHz. The tissue was subjected to half-microsecond pulses with a peak power density over 1.5 kW/cm².
The average localized SAR at the irradiated surface was about 100 W/kg.
The stress wave propagated at 1600 m/s with peak pressures of about 300 Pa and remained detectable after traveling 0.61 m with two reflections.