Assessment of human head exposure to wireless communication devices: Combined electromagnetic and thermal studies for diverse frequency bands

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages 83-96

  Zygiridis, T T ^a   Tsiboukis, T D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS; TISSUE;

BIO-HEAT EQUATIONS; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC POWER; EXPOSURE CONDITIONS; INDUCED THERMAL EFFECTS; INTERNATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION;

EID: 58149132363     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/pierb08071106     Document Type: Article

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