Assessment of complex EMF exposure situations including inhomogeneous field distribution

Health Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 531-540

  Jokela, Kari ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Exposure, occupational; Exposure, radiofrequency; Radiation, non ionizing

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANKLE; BODY ARMOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LIMB; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WRIST;

BODY BURDEN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 34248387720     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000250620.32459.4c     Document Type: Conference Paper

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