SAR and efficiency evaluation of a 900 MHz waveguide chamber for cell exposure

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 429-438

  De Prisco, Giuseppe ^a   D'Ambrosio, Guglielmo ^b   Calabrese, Maria Lucia ^b   Massa, Rita ^b   Juutilainen, Jukka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exposure efficiency; In vitro dosimetry; SAR uniformity

Indexed keywords

BOTTLES; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC FIELDS;

900 MHZ; ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; CELL EXPOSURE; EFFICIENCY EVALUATION; EXPOSURE EFFICIENCY; IN VITRO DOSIMETRY; IN-VITRO; NONUNIFORMITY; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE UNIFORMITY;

DOSIMETRY;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; TEMPERATURE; WAVEGUIDE CHAMBER;

EID: 50249166471     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20405     Document Type: Article

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