Review and standardization of cell phone exposure calculations using the SAM phantom and anatomically correct head models

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Beard, Brian B ^a   Kainz, Wolfgang ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PHONE EXPOSURE; HUMAN HEAD; SPECIFIC ANTHROPOMORPHIC MANNEQUIN (SAM);

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUROLOGY; STANDARDS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRANIOMETRY; DOSIMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; MORPHOMETRICS; PHANTOM; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ARTIFACT; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTERNAL EAR; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIOMETRY; STANDARDS;

ARTIFACTS; CELL PHONES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EAR, EXTERNAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 13144264111     PISSN: 1475925X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-3-34     Document Type: Review

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