Hearing of microwave pulses by humans and animals: Effects, mechanism, and thresholds

Health Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 621-628

  Lin, James C ^a,b,c   Wang, Zhangwei ^b  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Microwaves

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTICS; AIR CONDUCTION; BONE CONDUCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING; HUMAN; INNER EAR; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NERVE CELL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; SOUND; SOUND PRESSURE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HEARING; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34248377827     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000250644.84530.e2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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