Prediction of temperature increase in human eyes due to RF sources

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 825-833

  Buccella, Concettina ^a   De Santis, Valerio ^a   Feliziani, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cellular phones; Cellular radio; Dosimetry; Electromagnetic fields; Finite difference method; Human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF); Human eye modeling; Human factors; Numerical dosimetry; Prediction; Temperature; Thermal analysis; Thermal simulation

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LENSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOANALYSIS;

HUMAN EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (EMF); RADIOFREQUENCY SOURCES; THERMAL SIMULATION;

VISION;

EID: 36048977019     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2007.909024     Document Type: Article

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