Monte carlo simulations of the electric field close to the body in realistic environments for application in personal radiofrequency dosimetry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 517-527

  Iskra, S ^a,b   McKenzie, R ^a,b   Cosic, I ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION MONITORING; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION MONITORING; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 82055200328     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq580     Document Type: Article

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