BEST: a finite difference simulator for time electromagnetics1

Abstract

A simulator based on the FDTD algorithm has been devised for full-wave electromagnetic computation inside domains having an arbitrarily complex shape, inhomogeneous materials and in the presence of general field sources. The simulator is designed in such a way that new applications can be dealt with by simple addition of pertinent models and functions. A simulation of human tissue heating by a microwave source in view of application to hyperthermia anticancer treatment planning is reported as an example.