Calculation of magnetic field-induced current densities for humans from EAS countertop activation/deactivation devices that use ferromagnetic cores

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 373-385

  Li, Qingxiang ^a   Gandhi, Om P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CURRENT DENSITY; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); NEUROLOGY; TISSUE;

ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE (EAS); MAGNETIC TAGS; SPINAL-CORD;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

AIR; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BRAIN TISSUE; CALCULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONICS; EMBEDDING; EXCITATION; IMPEDANCE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

BODY BURDEN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MAGNETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 13644249611     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/2/014     Document Type: Article

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