Biological effects of radar type 3 GHz microwave exposure on Wistar rats

Author

Cretallaz, Céline ; Amourette, Christine ; Lamproglou, Ioannis ; Collin, Alice ; Leveque, Philippe ; Fauquette, William ; Diserbo, Michel ; Perrin, Anne

Author_Institution

Dept. of Radiobiol., IRBA-CRSSA, La Tronche, France

fYear

2011

fDate

13-20 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The aim of this work was to simulate human exposure to high power pulsed microwave (HPM) emitted by radars. The exposure of navy staff can be occasional, prolonged or repeated. A special emitting experimental device was developed in order to reproduce these exposure conditions with an experimental model of adult rat. Results obtained for 29 days after a single 3 GHz exposure (mean SAR 15 W/kg) will be presented. At day 30, the animals were sacrificed. Parameters related to the central nervous system, hematological and endocrine system were studied. The condition of rats was followed up by regular body weighing and clinical check-up. The data obtained did not show significant biological and behavioral effects after an acute exposure to radar´s HPM at 3 GHz.

Keywords

biological effects of microwaves; blood; neurophysiology; Wistar rats; biological effects; central nervous system; clinical check-up; endocrine system; frequency 3 GHz; hematological system; high power pulsed microwave; human exposure; radar HPM; radar type 3 GHz microwave exposure; time 29 day; Anechoic chambers; Blood; Microwave amplifiers; Radar; Rats; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5117-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051341

Filename

6051341