Dielectric Properties

The following table includes values for the dielectric properties for all tissues at a specific frequency. The dielectric parameters are based on the Gabriel dispersion relationships¹.

Enter a frequency between 10 Hz and 100 GHz and press the 'Go' button.

Source: For tissues for which no measurements have been published, values from similar tissues were assigned. The 'Source' column shows the material assignment used for each entry

 

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expBody ='';return d.B2	return 'Source'	return 'Permittivity'	return 'Elec. Cond. (S/m)';
expRow = d['B'+r];return d['B'+r];	expRow += "\t" + d['AQ'+r]; return d['AQ'+r]	var freq=parseFloat($('#freqField').val())*parseFloat($('#scale').val()); abs1=Math.pow(freq*2*0.000000000003141592*parseFloat(d['AD'+r]),1-parseFloat(d['AE'+r])); var abs2=Math.pow(freq*2*0.000000003141592*parseFloat(d['AG'+r]),1-parseFloat(d['AH'+r])); var abs3=Math.pow(freq*2*0.000003141592*parseFloat(d['AK'+r]),1-parseFloat(d['AL'+r])); var abs4=Math.pow(freq*2*0.003141592*parseFloat(d['AN'+r]),1-parseFloat(d['AO'+r])); var re1=1+abs1*Math.cos(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AE'+r]))); var re2=1+abs2*Math.cos(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AH'+r]))); var re3=1+abs3*Math.cos(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AL'+r]))); var re4=1+abs4*Math.cos(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AO'+r]))); var im1=abs1*Math.sin(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AE'+r]))); var im2=abs2*Math.sin(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AH'+r]))); var im3=abs3*Math.sin(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AL'+r]))); var im4=abs4*Math.sin(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AO'+r]))); var epsil=parseFloat(d['AB'+r])+parseFloat(d['AC'+r])*re1/(re1*re1+im1*im1)+parseFloat(d['AF'+r])*re2/(re2*re2+im2*im2)+parseFloat(d['AJ'+r])*re3/(re3*re3+im3*im3)+parseFloat(d['AM'+r])*re4/(re4*re4+im4*im4); expRow += "\t" + epsil; return sprintf('%.2E',epsil);	var freq=parseFloat($('#freqField').val())*parseFloat($('#scale').val()); abs1=Math.pow(freq*2*0.000000000003141592*parseFloat(d['AD'+r]),1-parseFloat(d['AE'+r])); var abs2=Math.pow(freq*2*0.000000003141592*parseFloat(d['AG'+r]),1-parseFloat(d['AH'+r])); var abs3=Math.pow(freq*2*0.000003141592*parseFloat(d['AK'+r]),1-parseFloat(d['AL'+r])); var abs4=Math.pow(freq*2*0.003141592*parseFloat(d['AN'+r]),1-parseFloat(d['AO'+r])); var re1=1+abs1*Math.cos(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AE'+r]))); var re2=1+abs2*Math.cos(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AH'+r]))); var re3=1+abs3*Math.cos(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AL'+r]))); var re4=1+abs4*Math.cos(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AO'+r]))); var im1=abs1*Math.sin(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AE'+r]))); var im2=abs2*Math.sin(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AH'+r]))); var im3=abs3*Math.sin(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AL'+r]))); var im4=abs4*Math.sin(Math.PI/2*(1-parseFloat(d['AO'+r]))); var sigm=parseFloat(d['AI'+r])+2*3.141592*freq*0.0000000000088542*(parseFloat(d['AC'+r])*im1/(re1*re1+im1*im1)+parseFloat(d['AF'+r])*im2/(re2*re2+im2*im2)+parseFloat(d['AJ'+r])*im3/(re3*re3+im3*im3)+parseFloat(d['AM'+r])*im4/(re4*re4+im4*im4)); expRow += "\t" + sigm + "\n"; if (d['B'+r] != null){ expBody += expRow }; return sprintf('%.2E',sigm);

¹C. Gabriel. Compilation of the Dielectric Properties of Body Tissues at RF and Microwave Frequencies, Report N.AL/OE-TR- 1996-0037, Occupational and environmental health directorate, Radiofrequency Radiation Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas (USA), 1996.