International recommendations and standards for radiofrequency (RF) dosimetry of the human body use the body-averaged specific absorption coefficient (WBA-SAR) as an approximate indicator for quantifying body temperature increase. This paper proposes an analysis of the RF dosimetry of the human body during irradiation of a grounded body in the far zone of EM radiation in the frequency range of 1-200 MHz based on the cylindrical antenna model. The human body is represented by a homogeneous cylindrical monopole antenna with losses. The model makes it possible to study the influence of body mass, human height and dielectric properties of body components.
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