Abstract
As a preliminary to a detailed study of the reactions of certain body tissues to electromagnetic radiations on centimetre wave-lengths, it has been found desirable to determine the propagation characteristics of such waves in various parts of the body.
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ENGLAND, T., SHARPLES, N. Dielectric Properties of the Human Body in the Microwave Region of the Spectrum. Nature 163, 487–488 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163487b0
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