Assessment of SAR and thermal changes near a cochlear implant system for mobile phone type exposures

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-80

  McIntosh, Robert L ^a   Iskra, Steve ^a   McKenzie, Raymond J ^a   Chambers, John ^b   Metzenthen, Bill ^b   Anderson, Vitas ^c  

^a TELSTRA RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^b Research and Technology Labs   (Australia)

^c Kordia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cochlea; Finite difference time domain technique; Metallic implants; Radiofrequency safety standards

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; ELECTRODES; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION PROTECTION;

BALL ELECTRODES; COCHLEA; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN TECHNIQUE; METALLIC IMPLANTS; POWER; RADIO-FREQUENCY SAFETIES; RADIOFREQUENCY SAFETY STANDARD; SAFETY STANDARD; SPEECH PROCESSORS; THERMAL CHANGES;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES;

ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DIPOLE; ELECTRODE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HEARING LOSS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOBILE PHONE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SAFETY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION RATE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 37849046181     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20364     Document Type: Article

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