A radio-frequency system for in vivo pilot experiments aimed at the studies on biological effects of electromagnetic fields

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 3643-3654

  Ardoino, Lucia ^a   Lopresto, Vanni ^a   Mancini, Sergio ^a   Marino, Carmela ^a   Pinto, Rosanna ^a   Lovisolo, Giorgio A ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CELLS; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; REFRIGERATORS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

POWER EFFICIENCY; RADIO-FREQUENCY SYSTEMS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR); TRANSVERSAL ELECTROMAGNETIC (TEM) CELLS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEATING; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETICS; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROWAVES; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY;

EID: 22544437841     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/15/011     Document Type: Article

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