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Mechanisms for interaction between RF fields and biological tissue
Author(s) -
Challis L.J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/bem.20119
Subject(s) - biological effect , biological tissue , biochemical engineering , physics , medical physics , computer science , medicine , biomedical engineering , engineering , endocrinology
Interaction of radiofrequency (RF) fields with biological tissue can involve either electric or magnetic fields. Many interaction mechanisms have been considered, both thermal and nonthermal, but it has not been established that any of these could result in adverse health effects at radiation levels below guidelines. The principles underlying most of these mechanisms have been well reviewed. The aim of the present study is to give a qualitative discussion of some of the more recently published work. Bioelectromagnetics Supplement 7:S98–S106, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.