Effects of radiation and SAR from wireless implanted medical devices on the human body

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL 6, 2012, Pages

  Soontornpipit, Pichitpong ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biotelemetry; Implantable antenna; Medical device; Specific absorption rate (SAR)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BODY TEMPERATURE; BUDGET; CONDUCTANCE; DENSITY; DEVICE SAFETY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MEDICAL DEVICE; PLANAR INVERTED F ANTENNA; RADIATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION USE EFFICIENCY; SINUS NODE; SKIN MIMICKING GEL; TELEMETRY; ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; INSTRUMENTATION; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RADIATION DOSE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ABSORPTION; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; TELEMETRY; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84871875077     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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