Reviewing the RF safety issue in cellular telephones

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 109-115

  Albert Bren, Stephan P ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^e MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MOBILE PHONE SERVICE; CELLULAR BASE STATIONS; ENERGY ABSORPTION RATES; MOBILE TELEPHONE SWITCHING OFFICE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ANTENNAS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MICROWAVES; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RADIATION HAZARDS; SAFETY FACTOR; STANDARDS; THERMAL LOAD; TISSUE;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

DOSIMETRY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0030152773     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.499768     Document Type: Review

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