Assessment of the exposure to WLAN frequencies of a head model with a cochlear implant

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 546-555

  Parazzini, Marta ^a   Sibella, Federica ^a   Paglialonga, Alessia ^a   Ravazzani, Paolo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Human head model; Numerical dosimetry; WLAN frequencies

Indexed keywords

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; POLARIZATION; WI-FI;

COCHLEAR REGIONS; FIELD POINTS; HEAD MODEL; HUMAN HEAD MODEL; NETWORK FREQUENCY; NUMERICAL DOSIMETRY; PORTABLE DEVICE; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; WIRELESS FIDELITIES; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK FREQUENCY;

WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAD; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAD; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; RADIATION DOSAGE; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77956913981     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20601     Document Type: Article

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