Computation of SAR in Cell Culture Flasks Exposed to 900 MHz GSM Type Signals in a Modified TEM Cell

Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal

Volumn 18 I, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 107-113

  McIntosh, Robert L ^a   McKenzie, Raymond J ^a   Iskra, Steve ^a   Carratelli, Amico ^a   Standaert, Paul ^a  

^a TELSTRA RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

FDTD modelling; GSM; RF exposure; SAR; TEM cell

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MONOLAYERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; WAVEGUIDES;

PLANE WAVES; RADIAL TRANSMISSION LINES (RTL);

GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 0348221729     PISSN: 10544887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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