On the use of the Boundary Element Method for Electromagnetic Numerical Dosimetry

Abstract

This paper proposes a summary of a research activity devoted to the development of computational tools useful for the numerical investigation of human exposure to electromagnetic fields, with particular reference to the point of view raised by some standards in force. The subject has been faced for both radiofrequency and low-frequency fields and so we discuss how to set the different problems in order to limit the computational burden. All the numerical approaches that we propose are based on the Boundary Element Method and make use of homogeneous human models. After a general introduction, the paper is subdivided into two main chapters focused on radiofrequency and low-frequency fields respectively. Each chapter includes the description of the adopted formulations as well as some explanatory examples.