Skin temperature increase during local exposure to high-power rf levels in humans

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 488-490

  Van Den Bergh, Adrianus J ^a   Van Den Boogert, Hendrikus J ^a   Heerschap, Arend ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human; Local SAR; Radio frequency radiation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; RADIO RECEIVERS;

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; LOCAL SAR; RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE LIMITS;

TEMPERATURE;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0034051696     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2594(200003)43:3<488::AID-MRM22>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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