Radio frequency radiation exposure of the F-15 crewmember

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 851-857

  Laughrey, Michael S ^a   Grayson, J Kevin ^b   Jauchem, James R ^c   Misener, Andrea E ^d  

^a USAF School of Aerospace Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d 14MDOS/SGOAF   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Nonionizing radiation; Radiation dosage; Radiation monitoring

Indexed keywords

AIR FORCE; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, NONIONIZING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043270357     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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