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     MindNet Journal - Vol. 1, No. 42c * [Part 3 of 3 parts]
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                                TABLE 2-4

            Characteristics of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
              in Tissues of High Water Content Represented by
                 Muscles and Skin at Various Frequencies

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Frequency Wavelength   Depth of   Dielec-   Conduc-  Reflection Coefficient
   MHz    Air/Tissue   Penetra-    tic      tivity        at Interface
              cm          tion    Constant  mho/cm   ----------------------
                           cm                        Air/Muscle Muscle/Fat
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   100    300/27       6.66       71.7     0.889    0.881 +175  0.650 -7.96
   200    150/16.6     4.79       56.5     1.28     0.844 +175  0.612 -8.06
   300    100/11.0     3.89       54       1.37     0.825 +175  0.592 -8.14
   433    69.318.76    3.57       53       1.43     0.803 +175  0.562 -7.06
   750    40/5.34      3.18       52       1.54     0.779 +176  0.532 -5.69
   925    32.8/4.46    3.04       51       1.60     0.772 +177  0.519 -4.32
 1,500    20/2.81      2.42       49       1.77     0.761 +177  0.506 -3.66
 2,450    12.2/1.76    1.70       47       2.21     0.754 +177  0.500 -3.88
 3,000    10/1.45      1.61       46       2.26     0.751 +178  0.495 -3.20
 5,000    6/0.89       0.788      44       3.92     0.749 +177  0.502 -4.95
 5,800    5.17/0.775   0.720      43.3     4.73     0.746 +177  0.503 -4.29
 8,000    3.75/0.578   0.413      40       7.65     0.744 +176  0.503 -6.65
10,000    3.0.464      0.343      39.9     10.3     0.743 +176  0.518 -5.95

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Source: S. Baranski and P. Czerski, _Biological Effects of Microwave_
        (Stroudsburg, Pa.: Dowden, Hutchinson, and Ross, 1976).

                                TABLE 2-5

            Characteristics of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
              in Tissues of Low Content Represented by Fat and
                        Bone at Various Frequencies

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Frequency Wavelength   Depth of   Dielec-   Conduc-  Reflection Coefficient
   MHz    Air/Tissue   Penetra-    tic      tivity        at Interface
              cm          tion    Constant  mho/cm   ----------------------
                           cm                        Air/Fat    Fat/Muscle
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   100    300/10.6     60.4       7.45     19.1-75.0 0.511 +168  0.650 +172
   200    150/59.7     39.2       5.95     25.8-94.2 0.458 +168  0.612 +172
   300    100/41       31.1       5.7      31.6-107  0.438 +169  0.592 +172
   433    69.3/28.8    26.2       5.6      37.9-118  0.427 +170  0.562 +173
   750    40/16.8      23         5.6      49.8-138  0.415 +173  0.532 +174
   925    32.8/13.7    17.7       5.6      55.6-147  0.417 +173  0.519 +176
 1,500    20/8.41      13.0       5.6      70.8-171  0.412 +174  0.506 +176
 2,450    12.2/5.21    11.2       5.5      96.4-213  0.406 +176  0.500 +176
 3,000    10/4.25      9.74       5.5      110-234   0.406 +176  0.495 +177
 5,000    6/2.63       6.67       5.5      162-309   0.393 +176  0.502 +175
 5,800    5.17/2.29    5.24       5.05     186-338   0.388 +176  0.503 +176
 8,000    3.75/1.73    4.61       4.7      255-431   0.371 +176  0.503 +173
10,000    3/1.41       3.39       4.5      324-549   0.363 +175  0.518 +174

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Source: S. Baranski and P. Czerski, _Biological Effects_.


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