Study of specific absorption rate (SAR) induced in two child head models and in adult heads using mobile phones

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-10

  Hadjem, Abdelhamid ^a   Lautru, David ^b   Dale, Christian ^a   Wong, Man Faï ^a   Hanna, Victor Fouad ^b   Wiart, Joe ^a  

^a France Telecom Research and Development   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Dosimetry; Electromagnetic exposure; Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Mobile phone; Specific absorption rate (SAR)

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; IONIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

CHILDREN; ELECTROMAGNETIC EXPOSURE; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD); MOBILE PHONE; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR);

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 12344268175     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.839343     Document Type: Conference Paper

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