Biological effects of radio-frequency/microwave radiation

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 953-962

  Adair, Eleanor R ^a,b,c   Petersen, Ronald C ^a,c,d  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Bell Laboratories ^*  (United States)

^d LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort heating of humans; RF microwave biological effects; RF microwave exposure; RF microwave safety; Safety standards; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; MICROWAVE HEATING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

THEMOGENIC CHARACTER;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 0036500882     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.989978     Document Type: Review

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