Variation of the dielectric properties of tissues with age: The effect on the values of SAR in children when exposed to walkie-talkie devices

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-241

  Peyman, A ^a   Gabriel, C ^b   Grant, E H ^b   Vermeeren, G ^c   Martens, L ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b MCL   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC CAPACITORS; HISTOLOGY; PERMITTIVITY; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

COMBINED UNCERTAINTIES; FREQUENCY RANGES; IN VITRO; PORCINE TISSUES; SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DEVICE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; TISSUE; UNCERTAINTY; WATER CONTENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO; RADIO WAVES; SWINE;

EID: 58149265180     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/2/004     Document Type: Article

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