  The derivation and application of the general characteristics of bioheat
transfer for medical applications are shown in this paper. Two general bioheat
transfer characteristics are derived from solutions of one-dimensional Pennes'
bioheat transfer equation; steady-state thermal penetration depth, which is the
deepest depth where the heat effect reaches; and time to reach steady state,
which represents the amount of time necessary for temperature distribution to
converge to a steady-state. All results are described by dimensionless form;
therefore these results provide information on temperature distribution in
biological tissue for various thermal therapies by transforming to dimension
form.
