Title :
Advancement of methodology for RF dosimetry
Author :
Wojcik, J.J. ; Cardinal, P.G.
Author_Institution :
Spectrum Sci. Inst., Nepean, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The issue of RF safety has come to the forefront of both public and regulatory attention. In 1996, the US FCC released its Report and Order 96-326, which specified the acceptable limits for wireless devices and systems, and tightened the requirements for certification and licensing purposes. In 1998, Industry Canada initiated development of certification methodology for compliance with non-ionizing radiation specific absorption rate (SAR) limits established by Health Canada in its Safety Code 6. The SAR measuring system and its critical components are discussed in this paper.
Keywords :
UHF measurement; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; dosimeters; 835 MHz; Health Canada; Industry Canada; RF dosimetry; RF safety; Report and Order 96-326; SAR measuring system; Safety Code 6; UHF; certification; compliance; critical components; licensing; nonionizing radiation specific absorption rate; wireless devices; Calibration; Dosimetry; Humans; Imaging phantoms; Position measurement; Probes; Radio frequency; Shape; Specific absorption rate; Torso;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5639-x
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1999.789483
