Induced current and SAR distributions for a worker model exposed to an rf dielectric heater under simulated workplace conditions

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 236-242

  Gandhi, Om P ^a   Wu, Ding ^a   Chen, Jin Yuan ^a   Conover, David L ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

dosimetry; electromagnetic fields; nonionizing; radiation; radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIMULATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031025627     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199702000-00006     Document Type: Article

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