Temperature increase due to Specific Absorption Rate enhancement around metallic stent implants

Author

Olteanu, M. ; Rafiroiu, D.

Author_Institution

Tech. Univ. of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

fYear

2011

fDate

24-26 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

A numerical model has been implemented to determine the effects of the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) increase around metallic stent implants on the temperature The power source used is an 835 MHz dipole antenna A sphere-simulating human head is considered together with three different types of metallic carotid stent implants placed inside and parallel to the emitting antenna The averaged SAR over 1g of tissue exceeds the standard limiting value in all cases, but the temperature increase never exceeds 1°C, a value considered safe by the present regulations. We conclude that the use of mobile phones by patients who underwent a carotid stent procedure is safe.

Keywords

biological effects of fields; biological tissues; dipole antennas; health hazards; stents; biological tissue; carotid stent procedure; dipole antenna A sphere-simulating human head; frequency 835 MHz; metallic carotid stent implant; mobile phone; power source; specific absorption rate enhancement; Biological system modeling; Brain modeling; Conductivity; Electromagnetics; Implants; Mobile handsets; Specific absorption rate; Metallic Implant; Mobile Phone; Specific Absorption Rate; Stent; Temperature Increase;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

E-Health and Bioengineering Conference (EHB), 2011

Conference_Location

Iasi

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0292-1

Type

conf

Filename

6150387