Intercomparison of induced fields in Japanese male model for ELF magnetic field exposures: Effect of different computational methods and codes

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-244

  Hirata, Akimasa ^a   Yamazaki, Kenichi ^b   Hamada, Shoji ^c   Kamimura, Yoshitsugu ^d   Tarao, Hiroo ^e   Wake, Kanako ^f   Suzuki, Yukihisa ^g   Hayashi, Noriyuki ^h   Fujiwara, Osamu ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^g TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIOLOGY; BODY BURDEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950326937     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp251     Document Type: Article

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