Differences in energy absorption between heads of adults and children in the near field of sources

Health Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 160-168

  Schönborn, Frank ^b   Burkhardt, Michael ^b   Kuster, Niels ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Dosimetry; Electromagnetic fields; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MASS COMMUNICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SIMULATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031886136     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199802000-00002     Document Type: Article

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