On the effects of straight metallic jewellery on the specific absorption rates resulting from face-illuminating radio communication devices at popular cellular frequencies

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1167-1182

  Whittow, W G ^a   Panagamuwa, C J ^a   Edwards, R M ^a   Vardaxoglou, J C ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADIO COMMUNICATION; ROBOTS;

MATHEMATICAL PHANTOMS; MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATES;

JEWELRY MANUFACTURE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY ABSORPTION; GEOMETRY; HEAD; ILLUMINATION; JEWELRY; MATHEMATICS; MEASUREMENT; MOBILE PHONE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SIMULATION; STANDARD; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ABSORPTION; CELLULAR PHONE; CLOTHING; FACE; HEAD; KINETICS; METALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 42649133158     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/5/002     Document Type: Article

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