DocumentCode
2571056
Title
The sensitivity of living tissue to microwave field
Author
Hinrikus, Hiie ; Lass, Jaanus ; Riipulk, Jevgeni
Author_Institution
Biomed. Eng. Centre, Tallinn Tech. Univ., Estonia
Volume
6
fYear
1998
fDate
29 Oct-1 Nov 1998
Firstpage
3249
Abstract
The fundamental electrical noise of living cells due to thermal and current carrier fluctuations is discussed. It is shown that the levels of thermal and shot noise at the cell´s membrane are comparable. The ionic channel opening-closing fluctuations can substantially increase the noise level and add an excess noise. The sensitivity of a typical cell is about of 10-8 W/m2. Numerical modelling of electromagnetic wave propagation in multilayered tissue is used for field level determination inside the body. The radiation density inside the body at a depth of 3-5 cm is 10-5-10-6 from this level near the surface at 4500 MHz frequency. Experiments with low-level extremely low frequency amplitude-modulated radiation at 450 MHz frequency are carried out
Keywords
1/f noise; bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of microwaves; biological tissues; biomembrane transport; cellular effects of radiation; physiological models; shot noise; thermal noise; 450 MHz; 4500 MHz; current carrier fluctuations; electromagnetic wave propagation; excess noise; fundamental electrical noise; internal noise; ionic channels; living cells; living tissue; low-level ELF amplitude-modulated radiation; microwave field sensitivity; multilayered tissue; numerical modelling; opening-closing fluctuations; radiation density; shot noise; thermal fluctuations; thermal noise; Bandwidth; Biomedical engineering; Biomembranes; Electromagnetic radiation; Fluctuations; Frequency; Noise level; Organisms; Roads; Thermal engineering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Hong Kong
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5164-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1998.746188
Filename
746188
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