Theoretical evaluation of dielectric absorption of microwave energy at the scale of nucleic acids

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 380-389

  Vanderstraeten, Jacques ^a,b   Vander Vorst, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cell nucleus; Conductivity; DNA; Radiofrequencies; SAR; Ultra high frequencies

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MUSCLE; WATER ABSORPTION;

CELL NUCLEUS; CONDUCTIVITY; DIELECTRIC ABSORPTION; DIELECTRICS PROPERTY; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; RADIOFREQUENCIES; RATE RATIOS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; THEORETICAL EVALUATION; ULTRA-HIGH-FREQUENCY;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

DNA; NUCLEIC ACID;

CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 3142547491     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20001     Document Type: Review

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