Electromagnetic dosimetry issues related to human exposure from Body Area Networks devices

Author

Simunic, Dina ; Djurek, Marijan

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Comput., Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb

fYear

2008

fDate

25-28 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper discusses dosimetry of electromagnetic fields designed for future Body Area Networks (BAN). Electromagnetic dosimetry, which quantifies the interaction of electromagnetic fields with biological material, is primarily used for evaluation of human exposures due to wireless devices generating electromagnetic fields. The calculation of total external electromagnetic fields enables determination of the deposited electromagnetic energy in a human being via Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) using known approximation formulas. This paper presents an application of the analytical solution of SAR to calculations of human exposure from proposed BAN systems.

Keywords

biological effects of fields; body area networks; dosimetry; wireless sensor networks; BAN device human exposure; body area networks; deposited electromagnetic energy determination; electromagnetic dosimetry issues; electromagnetic fields; specific absorption rate; wireless devices; Body area networks; Body sensor networks; Dosimetry; Electromagnetic devices; Electromagnetic fields; Frequency; Humans; Medical services; Specific absorption rate; Wideband; Body Area Network; Specific Absorption Rate; electromagnetic dosimetry; human exposure;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Sciences on Biomedical and Communication Technologies, 2008. ISABEL '08. First International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Aalborg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2647-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2648-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISABEL.2008.4712616

Filename

4712616