A head model for the calculation of SAR and temperature rise induced by cellular phones

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1446-1449

  Rodrigues, Ana O ^a   Malta, Lucas ^c   Viana, Juliano J ^b   Rodrigues, Luiz O C ^c   Ramirez, Jaime A ^c  

^a CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BELO HORIZONTE   (Brazil)

^b Independent Consultant   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomic model of the head; Cellular telephones; Safety standards; Temperature rise

Indexed keywords

GRAY SCALE RESOLUTION; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR);

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOBILE PHONES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ABSORPTION;

EID: 44049085502     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2008.915837     Document Type: Article

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