Measurement of Specific Absorption Rate in Human Phantoms Exposed to Simulated Air Force Radar Emissions

Abstract

It has been suggested that pulsed radiofrequency radiation (RFR) fields may produce different specific absorption rate (SAR) distributions than continuous wave (CW) exposures. SAR distributions were measured in a muscle- equivalent slab for various RFR frequencies and duty-cycle combinations. No significant differences in SAR distribution between pulsed and CW were measured.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA143570

Entities

People

  • W. D. Hurt

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Classification
  • Conductivity
  • Continuous Waves
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electrical Properties
  • Emission
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Devices
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Radio communications and signal processing.