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Introduction to Health Physics: Fourth Edition - Ruang Baca FMIPA UB

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38 CHAPTER 2<br />

Generally, the speed of an electromagnetic wave in any medium depends on<br />

the electrical and magnetic properties of that medium: on the permittivity and the<br />

permeability. The speed is given by<br />

<br />

1<br />

v = . (2.58)<br />

∈ μ<br />

In free space,<br />

−7 N<br />

μ = μ0 = 4π × 10<br />

A<br />

1<br />

∈=∈0 =<br />

N · m2<br />

4π × 9 × 109 C2 .<br />

Substituting the values above in<strong>to</strong> Eq. (2.58) gives the speed c of an electromagnetic<br />

wave in free space:<br />

⎛<br />

9 N · m2<br />

⎜4π<br />

× 9 × 10<br />

v = c = ⎜<br />

C<br />

⎝<br />

2<br />

4π × 10−7 N<br />

A 2<br />

⎞<br />

⎟<br />

⎠<br />

1/2<br />

8 m<br />

= 3 × 10<br />

s .<br />

An electromagnetic wave travels more slowly through a medium than through free<br />

space. The frequency of the electromagnetic wave is independent of the medium<br />

through which it travels. The wavelength is decreased, however, so that the relationship<br />

(Eq. [2.47]):<br />

v = f × λ<br />

is maintained. The wavelength in a medium is given by<br />

<br />

1<br />

λ = λ0 , (2.59)<br />

Ke Km<br />

where λ0 is the free-space wavelength and Ke and Km are the relative permittivity<br />

(dielectric coefficient) and relative permeability of the medium, respectively. Since<br />

the relative permeability is ≈ 1 for most biological materials and dielectrics, we can<br />

approximate Eq. (2.59) for most biological materials by<br />

<br />

1<br />

λ = λ0 . (2.60)<br />

Ke<br />

If the medium is a lossy dielectric (a lossy dielectric is one that absorbs energy from an<br />

electromagnetic field; all biological media are lossy), the wavelength of our electromagnetic<br />

wave within the medium is given by<br />

λ = λ0<br />

√Ke<br />

<br />

−1/2 1 1<br />

<br />

σ<br />

2 + 1 +<br />

2 2 ω ∈<br />

(2.61)

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