Large scale study on the variation of RF energy absorption in the head & brain regions of adults and children and evaluation of the SAM phantom conservativeness

This paper presents the results of two computational large scale studies using highly realistic exposure scenarios, MRI based human head and hand models, and two mobile phone models. The objectives are (i) to study the relevance of age when people are exposed to RF by comparing adult and child heads...

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Published in:Physics in medicine & biology 2016-04, Vol.61 (8), p.2991-3008
Main Authors: Keshvari, J, Kivento, M, Christ, A, Bit-Babik, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
age dependence
Brain - radiation effects
CAD models
Cell Phone
cell phone compliance
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hand - radiation effects
Head - radiation effects
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Male
Models, Theoretical
Phantoms, Imaging
Radio Waves - adverse effects
SAR
Young Adult
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Summary:This paper presents the results of two computational large scale studies using highly realistic exposure scenarios, MRI based human head and hand models, and two mobile phone models. The objectives are (i) to study the relevance of age when people are exposed to RF by comparing adult and child heads and (ii) to analyze and discuss the conservativeness of the SAM phantom for all age groups. Representative use conditions were simulated using detailed CAD models of two mobile phones operating between 900 MHz and 1950 MHz including configurations with the hand holding the phone, which were not considered in most previous studies. The peak spatial-average specific absorption rate (psSAR) in the head and the pinna tissues is assessed using anatomically accurate head and hand models. The first of the two mentioned studies involved nine head-, four hand- and two phone-models, the second study included six head-, four hand- and three simplified phone-models (over 400 configurations in total). In addition, both studies also evaluated the exposure using the SAM phantom. Results show no systematic differences between psSAR induced in the adult and child heads. The exposure level and its variation for different age groups may be different for particular phones, but no correlation between psSAR and model age was found. The psSAR from all exposure conditions was compared to the corresponding configurations using SAM, which was found to be conservative in the large majority of cases.
ISSN:0031-9155
1361-6560
DOI:10.1088/0031-9155/61/8/2991