Analysis of the effect of mobile phone base station antenna loading on localized SAR and its consequences for measurements

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 664-672

  Hansson, Björn ^a   Thors, Björn ^a   Törnevik, Christer ^a  

^a ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic field exposure; Experimental SAR assessments; Mobile communication; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

BASE STATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MOBILE ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA ELEMENT; BASE STATION ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE; EXPERIMENTAL SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE ASSESSMENT; LOCALISED; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; RATE ASSESSMENTS; RATE MEASUREMENTS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

PHANTOMS;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ABSORPTION; CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80255131320     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20683     Document Type: Article

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