Title :
Experimental setup for radiation of small animals
Author :
Trastoy-Rios, A. ; Lopez-Martin, E. ; Jorge-Barreiro, F.J. ; Sebastian-Franco, J.L. ; Martin, S. Munfoz-San ; Moreno-Piquero, E. ; Ares-Pena, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Santiago de Compostela Univ.
Abstract :
In this paper we present an experimental setup for controlled RF radiation on small mammals. The main advantage of this setup is that the power absorbed by the animal can be directly measured through the external associated microwave circuitry. This same subsystem is used to control any possible spurious signal inside the enclosure and the power applied to the animal. The setup has been used to irradiate a number of rats with a GSM-modulated 900 MHz signal. The experimental power measurements can be used with a numerical rat phantom to provide the 1-g averaged peak SAR brain
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; brain; dosimetry; microwave measurement; neurophysiology; phantoms; 900 MHz; GSM; RF signal control; SAR; brain; microwave circuitry; numerical rat phantom; power measurements; radiofrequency radiation; signal modulation; small mammals; Animals; Electromagnetic radiation; Finite difference methods; Pollution measurement; Power measurement; Radio frequency; Rats; Receiving antennas; Time domain analysis; Transmitting antennas; Biological effects of electromagnetic radiation;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Technology, 2006. The 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-5-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECWT.2006.280479
