Title :
Categorization of mobile phones for the purpose of exposure assessment in epidemiological studies on RF exposure and cancer risk
Author :
Varsier, N. ; Wake, K. ; Taki, M. ; Watanabe, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Tokyo
Abstract :
For the purpose of exposure assessment in epidemiological studies on RF exposure and brain cancer risk , 76 Japanese mobile phones were classified, for different use conditions, into small numbers of categories, using SAR characteristics cluster analysis. The categorization was shown consistent with the characteristics of phones obtained from technical specifications and external views. Typical 3D SAR distributions were estimated in a realistic numerical model for each use condition and each phones category.
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; cancer; electromagnetic wave absorption; mobile handsets; 3D specific absorption rate distributions; RF exposure; cancer risk; epidemiological studies; exposure assessment; mobile phones categorization; Antenna measurements; Cancer; Cellular phones; Imaging phantoms; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic heads; Mobile handsets; Neoplasms; Radio frequency; Specific absorption rate; Categorization; Cluster analysis; Exposure assessment; Mobile phones; SAR;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2007. APMC 2007. Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0748-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0749-1
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2007.4555138