Credits: 5

Schedule: 28.02.2019 - 23.05.2019

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation): 

Kamya Yekeh Yazdandoost, PhD

Aalto University, School of Electrical Engineering

Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation

Room F149b, Otakaari 3, 02150 Espoo, Finland



E-mail: kamya.yekehyazdandoost@aalto.fi

Tel: +358 50 505 5312


Teaching Period (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

IV-V 2019-2020 (spring)

Learning Outcomes (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

1. Can explain the physical and biological rationale of guidelines and standards for limiting human exposure to electromagnetic fields.

2. Can apply relevant human exposure limit and reference values in various frequency ranges.

3. Can analyse induced electromagnetic quantities in the human body using computational dosimetry.

4. Can evaluate the safety of human electromagnetic field exposure based on exposure limits and dosimetry.

Content (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Biological effects of electromagnetic fields. Human exposure guidelines and standards in different frequency ranges. Methods for computational electromagnetic dosimetry and their applications for safety assessment and development of medical devices.

Details on the course content (applies in this implementation): 

Must know (80%)

Should know (15%)

Nice to know (5%)

Necessary to know in order to
be successful in the course.

Complementary knowledge.

Special knowledge.

Academic discipline

•Introduction to RF field and antenna

•Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation

•Fields

- Static

- Electromagnetic

- Antenna field region

- Polarization

•RF Field and Body tissues
electrical properties

- Reflection

- Transmission

- Intrinsic impedance

- Depth of penetration

•Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)

- Whole body

- Part of body

- Near and Far-fields

- Occupational exposure

- Controlled exposure

- SAR limits

- Male, female, and child

•Frequency spectrum (3 KHz-300
GHz) and exposure limits

•Body resonance frequency

- Whole body

- Partial body

•Heat

- Tissue bio-heat

- Thermoregulatory

-Special knowledge of RF
bio-heat

processing and its

applications.

- Analysis of the

implementations on bio-heat

processing done with FDTD. 

 Safety assessment and development of medical
implant devices.

Professional skills

1-Understanding the exposure
limits and dosimetry.

2- Be able to explain that, why
there are guidelines and standards for limiting human

 exposure to electromagnetic fields.

3-Be able to analyze the
interaction mechanism of RF field and induced currents

using computational methods.

4-Evaluate the safety level of
electromagnetic field exposure.

Implement and analyze different
computational  methods.

From fundamental understanding
to the practical Use.

Analyze a case application and
critically evaluate your

Implementation and

processing chain.


Assessment Methods and Criteria (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Lectures, seminars, assignments, and project work

Elaboration of the evaluation criteria and methods, and acquainting students with the evaluation (applies in this implementation): 

Learning outcome

Method + action

Assessment

Students will have better understanding of Static,
Electromagnetic and RF fields, Ionizing and non-ionizing Radiation.

Lectures, Scientific
Literatures, and References.

Students will write a short
assignment of their understanding of radiation with respect to the discussed
topics.

Teacher should supervise the
students and help them to solve any unclear points.

Student will go through the
lecture materials and should have a group discussions on

references and literatures.

 

Students can explain the physical
and biological basis of exposure; male, female, and child, based on morphology.

 

Lectures and references.
Students will do some research works on the topic.

Teacher should help them for
better outcomes.

Students should be able to make
a self- assessments of themselves.

Using of guidelines and
standards. Understanding the limits and restriction for human exposure to
electromagnetic fields.

 

Lectures and seminars.

Students divided to the
different groups for preparation of seminars.

Students will presents their
seminars on limits and restriction of electromagnetic fields. Teacher will
chair the sessions and organize following discussions.

Based on students  seminars and  discussions.

Understanding the induced
current electromagnetic phenomena and analyzing in human body using
computational dosimetry.

 

Computer works on computational
dosimetry.

Student will get familiar with
different computational methods.

Baes on students work results.

Calculate and evaluate the
safety level, exposure limits and dosimetry.

 

Theoretically and practically
alignment, where all factors of teaching are focused on high-quality learning
outcome.

Students will shows their understanding,
developments, opinions, and skills by finalizing an assignment.


Workload (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Contact hours 20: Weekly lectures and/or seminars.

Self supported study 113: assignments and project work.

Details on calculating the workload (applies in this implementation): 

Task

(lectures, exercises, assignments, exam, project work, group work, time
to think)

Time allocation

11 weeks of teaching

with 2 h lectures/week.

Total

h

Teaching and learning sessions.

 

Time to reflect and
well-thought-out

11 x 2

 

11x 4

 

66

Reading  lectures and literatures

10

10

1-Exersics and other activities

2-Seminar

3-Feedback

15

5

5

 

25

Group work (2)

 

Time to think

10

 

10

 

20

Assignments

14

14

TOTAL

135


Study Material (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Lecture material, scientific articles

Details on the course materials (applies in this implementation): 

1- Antenna Theory and Applications

Visser, Hubregt J.

Wiley-Blackwell
2012.

2- High Frequency
Electromagnetic Dosimetry

Sánchez-Hernández,
David A.

Artech House
2009.


Prerequisites (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Basics in electromagnetic field theory

Grading Scale (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

0-5

Registration for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

WebOodi

Further Information (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Language class 3: English

Additional information for the course (applies in this implementation): 

Weighted
evaluation
:  Exercises and assignments (25%), Seminars and
class discussions (25%), Executive summary
of the lectures (15%) and Final assignment (35%), Bonus (Feedback) 3% .

Aassignments submission within 2 weeks after the lecture.              


Details on the schedule (applies in this implementation): 

 

Date 

Subject 

1

28.2

Introduction to RF field
and antenna

2

7.3

Ionizing and non-ionizing
radiation 

3

14.3

Fields: static, electromagnetic,
antenna field region, and polarization   

4

21.3

RF field and body tissues
electrical properties:

reflection, transmission, intrinsic
impedance, and depth of penetration  

5

28.3

Specific
Absorption Rate (SAR):

whole body, part
of body, near and far-fields, occupational exposure,

controlled exposure, SAR limits, and Male, female, and child

6

4.4

 Frequency spectrum (3
KHz-300 GHz) and exposure limits

7

11.4

 Evaluation Week (No class)

8

18.4

  Finite difference time
domain (FDTD)

9

25.4

  Body resonance frequency: whole body,
partial body

10

2.5

 Heat: tissue bio-heat, thermoregulatory

11

9.5

FDTD

12

16.5

Seminar (Compulsory)

13

23.5

Evaluation Week (No class)


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