Influence of thermophysiological parameters on the calculations of temperature rise in the head of mobile phone users

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 936-939

  Samaras, Theodoros ^a   Kalampaliki, Efthymia ^b   Sahalos, John N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b GREEK ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Absorption rate; Cellular radio; Mobile communication; Mobile phone; Numerical analysis; Numerical calculation uncertainty; Specific absorption rate (SAR); Temperature

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION RATE; TEMPERATURE RISE; THERMOPHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

MOBILE PHONES;

EID: 36749091076     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2007.908257     Document Type: Article

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