Differences in RF energy absorption in the heads of adults and children

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2005, Pages

  Christ, Andreas ^a   Kuster, Niels ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SOCIETY IT IS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dielectric parameters; Head site; Mobile phones; RF exposure; SAR

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

'CURRENT; CELL PHONE USAGES; DIELECTRIC PARAMETERS; HEAD SITE; HEAD SIZE; MOBILE-PHONE USERS; RF ENERGY ABSORPTION; RF EXPOSURES; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; STATES OF KNOWLEDGE;

TISSUE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EXTERNAL EAR; HEAD; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; REFERENCE VALUE; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; THICKNESS; AGING; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGING; BODY BURDEN; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 27144458752     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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