Historical Review of RF Exposure Standards and the International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety (ICES)

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2003, Pages

  Osepchuk, John M ^a   Petersen, Ronald C ^b,c  

^a Full Spectrum Consulting   (United States)

^b R C Peterson Associates LLC   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adair, Eleanor; IEEE C95.1; Radio frequency exposure; Safety; SCC28; Standard development process

Indexed keywords

RADIO WAVES;

ADAIR, ELEANOR; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SAFETY; IEEE C95.1; RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGY; RADIO-FREQUENCY EXPOSURE; SAFETY STANDARD; STANDARD DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; STANDARDS ASSOCIATIONS; STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT;

IEEE STANDARDS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH HAZARD; HEATING; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MICROWAVES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIO WAVES; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIETIES;

EID: 1242336664     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10150     Document Type: Conference Paper

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