Exposure Limits: The underestimation of absorbed cell phone radiation, especially in children

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-51

  Gandhi, Om P ^a   Morgan, L Lloyd ^b   De Salles, Alvaro Augusto ^c   Han, Yueh Ying ^d   Herberman, Ronald B ^b,e   Davis, Devra Lee ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b Environmental Health Trust   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e INTREXON CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICALLY BASED MODEL; BONE MARROW; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL PHONE; CELL-PHONE RADIATION; CERTIFICATION PROCESS; DIFFERENT MODES; DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPOSURE LIMITS; FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; HEAD SIZE; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON NON-IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION; MOBILE-PHONE USERS; PLASTIC MODELS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SAFETY STANDARD; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; SPECIFIC ANTHROPOMORPHIC MANNEQUINS; TISSUE PROPERTIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOBILE PHONES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TISSUE; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

ANIMAL; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CELLULAR PHONE; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 84863409808     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2011.622827     Document Type: Review

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