Interaction of radio frequency electromagnetic fields and passive metallic implants - A brief review

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 431-439

  Virtanen, Hanna ^a,c   Keshvari, Jafar ^b   Lappalainen, Reijo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conductive; Implant; Re radiator; RF; SAR; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; HEALTH RISKS; HISTOLOGY; RADIO WAVES; TISSUE;

CONDUCTIVE; IMPLANT; METALLIC IMPLANTS; RADIO FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS; RADIOFREQUENCIES; RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; RE-RADIATOR; SAFETY ASPECTS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; WIRELESS DEVICES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

BONE PLATE; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH HAZARD; HEATING; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; METAL IMPLANTATION; MOBILE PHONE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW;

EID: 33748461557     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20224     Document Type: Review

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