Thermal response of tissue to RF exposure from canonical dipoles at frequencies for future mobile communication systems

The level of protection against thermal hazard of the current RF EM field (EMF) exposure limits is estimated at the transition frequency where the basic restrictions change from specific absorption rate to power density. It is shown that the calculated steady‐state temperature increase in the skin g...

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Main Authors: K. Foster, D. Colombi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-03-01
Series:Electronics Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2016.3488
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description The level of protection against thermal hazard of the current RF EM field (EMF) exposure limits is estimated at the transition frequency where the basic restrictions change from specific absorption rate to power density. It is shown that the calculated steady‐state temperature increase in the skin generated by a nearby dipole transmitting at maximum power to meet compliance with the EMF limits presents a significant discontinuity at this frequency. The results suggest that for exposure to limited areas of the body at frequencies where basic restrictions are provided in terms of power density, the currently existing exposure guidelines need to be revised. These findings might have large implications on the development of future radio access technologies operating at the millimetre wave.
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spelling doaj-art-b78332ff18eb4195a5c2d01c5e859c3b2025-02-05T12:30:43ZengWileyElectronics Letters0013-51941350-911X2017-03-0153536036210.1049/el.2016.3488Thermal response of tissue to RF exposure from canonical dipoles at frequencies for future mobile communication systemsK. Foster0D. Colombi1Department of BioengineeringUniversity of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaPA19104USAEricsson ResearchEricsson, ABStockholmSwedenThe level of protection against thermal hazard of the current RF EM field (EMF) exposure limits is estimated at the transition frequency where the basic restrictions change from specific absorption rate to power density. It is shown that the calculated steady‐state temperature increase in the skin generated by a nearby dipole transmitting at maximum power to meet compliance with the EMF limits presents a significant discontinuity at this frequency. The results suggest that for exposure to limited areas of the body at frequencies where basic restrictions are provided in terms of power density, the currently existing exposure guidelines need to be revised. These findings might have large implications on the development of future radio access technologies operating at the millimetre wave.https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2016.3488thermal responsetissue to RF exposurecanonical dipolesmobile communication systemsRF EM field exposure limitsEMF limits
spellingShingle K. Foster
D. Colombi
Thermal response of tissue to RF exposure from canonical dipoles at frequencies for future mobile communication systems
Electronics Letters
thermal response
tissue to RF exposure
canonical dipoles
mobile communication systems
RF EM field exposure limits
EMF limits
title Thermal response of tissue to RF exposure from canonical dipoles at frequencies for future mobile communication systems
title_full Thermal response of tissue to RF exposure from canonical dipoles at frequencies for future mobile communication systems
title_fullStr Thermal response of tissue to RF exposure from canonical dipoles at frequencies for future mobile communication systems
title_full_unstemmed Thermal response of tissue to RF exposure from canonical dipoles at frequencies for future mobile communication systems
title_short Thermal response of tissue to RF exposure from canonical dipoles at frequencies for future mobile communication systems
title_sort thermal response of tissue to rf exposure from canonical dipoles at frequencies for future mobile communication systems
topic thermal response
tissue to RF exposure
canonical dipoles
mobile communication systems
RF EM field exposure limits
EMF limits
url https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2016.3488
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