Title :
EM radiation from Wi-LAN base station and its’ effects in human body
Author :
Shabani, Hikma ; Islam, Md Rafiqul ; Alam, Ahm Zahirul ; El-Raouf, Hany Essam Abd
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Abstract :
EM Fields have adverse effects on Human health. Tissue damage could occur due to the body inability to cope with the excessive heat that could be generated during the exposure to Radio Frequency. The parameters of concern with respect to human health are the rate at which a person absorbs electromagnetic energy, called the specific absorption rate (SAR). Electric field intensities from wireless LAN were measured at IIUM Campus. Using a developed flat phantom model, electric field and SAR variations for human organs are simulated and presented in this paper. The peak SAR values are compared with recommended values.
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; biological organs; biological tissues; wireless LAN; EM radiation; Wi-LAN base station; electric field intensities; electromagnetic energy; excessive heat; flat phantom model; health; human body; human organs; radio frequency; specific absorption rate; tissue damage; wireless LAN; Base stations; Electric variables measurement; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic radiation; Humans; Imaging phantoms; Radio frequency; Specific absorption rate; Tissue damage; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2008. ICECE 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dhaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2014-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2015-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICECE.2008.4769178
