Abstract :
A new safety factor that should be applied to the measured specific absorption rate for two types of homogeneous phantoms is proposed. The frequency dependent factor is higher for a homogeneous rectangular box phantom than the arbitrary correction factor 2 defined by CENELEC and it better simulates the realistic exposure of workers from base station antennas
Keywords :
biological effects of fields <determ. of occupational EM exposure, phantom model, safety factor>; cellular radio <determ. of occupational EM exposure, phantom model, safety factor>; phantoms <determ. of occupational EM exposure, phantom model, safety factor>; radiation protection <determ. of occupational EM exposure, phantom model, safety factor>; safety <determ. of occupational EM exposure, phantom model, safety factor>; CENELEC standard; GSM base station antennas; arbitrary correction factor; frequency dependent factor; homogeneous phantoms; occupational electromagnetic exposure; one-dimensional model; phantom model; rectangular box phantom; safety compliance boundaries; safety factor; specific absorption rate; spheroid phantom;
