On the use of the boundary element analysis in bioelectromagnetics

The paper reviews a boundary element analysis of the human exposure to electrostatic, low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) electromagnetic fields. The formulation for the low frequency exposures is based on the quasi-static approximation and the related Laplace equation form of the continuity equation. The assessment of high frequency exposures is based on the Helmholtz equation. The solution of the governing equations is carried out using certain boundary element procedures. Some illustrated computational examples are related to the human head exposed to electrostatic field from video display units (VDUs), pregnant woman/foetus exposure to extremely low frequency (ELF) fields from power lines and the human eye exposed to high frequency (HF) electromagnetic radiation.