• DocumentCode
    796668
  • Title

    Comments on "Biological effects of radio-frequency/microwave radiation" [with reply]

  • Author

    King, R.W.P. ; Adair, E.R. ; Petersen, R.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Gordon McKay Lab., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2002
  • Firstpage
    2032
  • Lastpage
    2033
  • Abstract
    The original paper [see ibid., vol. 48, p. 1537-43, Sept. 2000] is important in that it summarizes 50 years of research on the thermal effects of microwave radiation in the human body and the penetration of a plane-wave incident on a planar surface of that body. The author would like to see the above paper supplemented with at least a reference to the possible biological effects of the axial electric current and electric field induced in the human body near its resonant length. The authors´ reply is given.
  • Keywords
    biological effects of microwaves; biothermics; health hazards; axial electric current; axial electric field; biological effects; human body; microwave radiation; planar surface; plane-wave penetration; radio-frequency radiation; resonant length; thermal effects; Current; Electromagnetic fields; Ham radios; Head; Humans; Microwave theory and techniques; Radio frequency; Resonance; Telephony; Transmitting antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.2002.801385
  • Filename
    1022235