Radio frequency electromagnetic exposure: Tutorial review on experimental dosimetry

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-208

  Chou, C K ^a   Bassen, H ^b   Osepchuk, J ^c   Balzano, Q ^d   Petersen, R ^e   Meltz, M ^f   Cleveland, R ^g   Lin, J C ^h   Heynick, L ⁱ  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Full Spectrum Consulting   (United States)

^d MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^e LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^g FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

ⁱ City of Hope National Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

Biological effects; Conductivity; Electric field; Microwave; Nonionizing radiation; SAR

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIO WAVES; TISSUE;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL OBJECTS; CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC EXPOSURE; EXPOSED TO; NONIONIZING RADIATION; RADIO FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETICS; RADIOFREQUENCIES; RATE DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIOMETRY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES; RADIOMETRY; TELEPHONE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030337515     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1996)17:3<195::AID-BEM5>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Review

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