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
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;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2002.801385
