| Main Title |
Normalizing the Thermal Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation: Body Mass Versus Total Body Surface Area. |
| Author |
Gordon, C. J. ;
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| CORP Author |
Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Year Published |
1987 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-87/220; |
| Stock Number |
PB88-171129 |
| Additional Subjects |
Irradiation ;
Exposure ;
Guidelines ;
Thermoregulation ;
Electromagnetic radiation ;
Radiation tolerance ;
Heat flux ;
Area ;
Reprints ;
Radiofrequency radiation hazards
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
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Status |
| NTIS |
PB88-171129 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
10p |
| Abstract |
The current guideline for exposure to radiofrequency radiation (RFR) of 0.4 W/kg may have inadvertently been set to high. The guideline is based on the rate of RFR absorption normalized with respect to body mass. Based primarily on data for work stoppage in the rat, the 0.4 W/kg guideline was calculated by the dividing the 4.0 W/kg dose by a safety factor of 10. However, if the RFR dose in the rat had been normalized with respect to surface area rather than body mass, the exposure guideline would be 2.3 W/sq m which translates, for a 80 kg adult, to an SAR of approximately 0.06 W/kg. Thus, the current RF exposure guideline may be several fold greater than originally intended. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Bioelectromagnetics 8, p111-118 1987. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Normalizing the Thermal Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation: Body Mass Versus Total Body Surface Area. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1987 |
| Category Codes |
57V; 57S; 68F; 49 |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/11 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
812722844 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
