Thermal and nonthermal mechanisms of interaction of radio-frequency energy with biological systems

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-23

  Foster, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; TISSUE;

RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGY; THRESHOLD FIELD STRENGTH;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

EID: 0033741430     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.842819     Document Type: Article

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