5. Conclusion
In this article, the measurement of the specific absorption rate in a normative context is presented. The societal impact of new telecommunications technologies has led governments to legislate exposure limits to electromagnetic fields to protect against their potential harmful effects on the health of workers and the general public. International standards have been established to verify compliance with these limits, and to demonstrate the conformity of communication devices such as cell phones, which are intended for use close to the human body.
SAR measurement was introduced as the electromagnetic quantity at the basis of radiofrequency dosimetry, expressing the power absorbed by biological tissues when exposed to electromagnetic fields and depending on the distribution of electromagnetic fields within the tissue and its dielectric properties. Measurement of...
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Glossary – Definitions
Bibliography
Websites
Radio frequency portal – health – environment
http://www.radiofrequences.gouv.fr/
(page consulted on July 3, 2015)
Standards and norms
Guide for setting exposure limits to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields – Alternating fields (time-varying frequency, up to 300 GHz, ICNIRP 1998.
- IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz. - IEEE Standard C95.1-2005 -
- Human exposure to radiofrequency fields produced by wireless communication devices...
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Directive 2013/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 26, 2013 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields).
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