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Recent Advancements in Dosimetry Measurements and Modeling

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Book cover Radio Frequency Radiation Dosimetry and Its Relationship to the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields

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Whole-body specific absorption rate (SAR) values provide useful information about energy deposition resulting from exposure to radio frequency radiation (RFR). However, whole-body SAR values do not reveal possible localized “hot spots”. Although differences in regional temperatures have been measured in animals during RFR exposure [1–3], the use of temperature probes to make empirical measurements of these “hot spots” can be extremely time consuming and are invasive in nature [4].

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    P. A. Mason & T. J. Walters

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  6. Human Effectiveness Directorate, Directed Energy Bioeffects Division, Air Force Research Laboratory, Brooks AFB, TX, 78235, USA

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Mason, P.A. et al. (2000). Recent Advancements in Dosimetry Measurements and Modeling. In: Klauenberg, B.J., Miklavčič, D. (eds) Radio Frequency Radiation Dosimetry and Its Relationship to the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields. NATO Science Series, vol 82. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4191-8_18

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