| Preface | xi |
| Acknowledgements | xv |
| Introduction | |
| NATO Involvement in Radio Frequency Radiation (RFR) Research and Health Safety | 1 |
| United States Air Force Support of Radio Frequency Radiation Health and Safety: Bioeffects, Dosimetry, and Standards | 11 |
| International EMF Project | 21 |
| Session A | Basics of Electromagnetics and Dosimetry | |
| Summary of Session A: Basics of Electromagnetics and Dosimetry | 29 |
| Microwave Effect on Embryo Brain: Dose Dependence and the Effect of Modulation | 31 |
| Absorption Characteristics and Measurement Concepts | 39 |
| Dosimetry and Densitometry of Pulsed Fields | 53 |
| Biophysics Limits on the Biological Effects of Ultrawideband Electromagnetic Radiation | 63 |
| Session B | Dielectric Properties of Biological Tissue | |
| Summary of Session B: The Dielectric Properties of Tissues | 73 |
| The Dielectric Properties of Tissues | 75 |
| Investigations of Tissue Microwave and Thermal Properties for Combiend Microwave and Thermal Modelling of Body Tissue Regions | 85 |
| Dielectric Properties of Skin | 97 |
| Dielectric Properties of Human Crystalline Lens: Cataractogenic Effects of RFR | 103 |
| Session C | Theoretical Dosimetry | |
| Summary of Session C: Theoretical Dosimetry | 109 |
| Numerical and Experimental Methods for Dosimetry of RF Radiation: Some Recent Results | 111 |
| Electromagnetic Field Calculations in an Anatomically Realistic Voxel Model of the Human Body | 123 |
| Theoretical Methods of Evaluation of Absorbed Dose of Non-Ionizing Radiation in Nonuniform Media | 133 |
| Recent Advances in Dosimetry Measurements and Modeling | 141 |
| Session D | Experimental Dosimetry | |
| Summary of Session D: Experimental Dosimetry | 157 |
| Experimental and Numerical Near-Field Evaluation of RF Transmitters | 159 |
| High-Resolution Microwave Dosimetry in Lossy Media | 187 |
| Infrared Thermography in Experimental Dosimetry of Radio Frequency and Millimeter Wavelength Radiation Exposure | 199 |
| A Comparison of SAR Values Determined Empirically and by FD-TD Modeling | 207 |
| Exposure and Dosimetry of Low Frequency RF Fields | 217 |
| Molecular Dosimetry | 227 |
| Dosimetry of Magnetic Fields in the Radiofrequency Range | 239 |
| Current Status of Dosimetry in Evaluating Wireless Communications Technologies | 247 |
| Session E | Contact and Induced Currents | |
| Summary of Session E: Contact and Induced Currents | 257 |
| Exposure Assessment of Extremely Low Frequency, Radiofrequency, and Microwave Radiation: Methods and Standards for Databases | 259 |
| Biophysical Basis for Electrical Stimulation of Excitable Tissue: Application to Low Frequency Exposure Standards | 271 |
| Dosimetry of RF Induced Body to Ground Current and Implications on Safety Standards | 293 |
| Development of Induced and Contact Current (ICC) Limits in the HF and VHF Regions | 301 |
| Radiofrequency Measurements and Sources | 309 |
| Induced Current Densities and SARs from Non-uniform, Near-Field Exposure to Radiofrequency Magnetic Fields | 321 |
| Evaluating Partial-Body Radiofrequency Field Exposures: The Need for Better Near-Field Dosimetry | 335 |
| Session F | Responses of Man and Animals I | |
| Summary of Session F: Responses of Man and Animals I | 343 |
| Thermoregulation: Its Role in Microwave Exposure | 345 |
| Thermal Models for Microwave Heating of Tissue | 357 |
| SAR Measurements in the Rhesus Monkey Ankle: Implications for Humans | 367 |
| Microwave Dosimetry and Lethal Effects in Laboratory Animals | 375 |
| Teratologic Effects of Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation | 383 |
| Session G | Responses of Man and Animals II | |
| Summary of Session G: Responses of Man and Animals II | 393 |
| Effects of Microwave and Millimeter Wave Radiation on the Eye | 395 |
| Contemporary Research on the Behavioral Effects of Radio Frequency Radiation | 403 |
| Focusing Properties of Pulsed Signals inside Biological Tissue Media | 409 |
| 900 MHz Electromagnetic Fields: Exposure Parameters and Effects on Djungarian Hamsters | 419 |
| Ligand Binding Under RF EM Exposure | 429 |
| Session H | Applications of Dosimetry in Biology & Medicine | |
| Summary of Session H: Applications of Dosimetry in Biology and Medicine | 449 |
| Dose Determinations in Epidemiological Studies | 451 |
| Application of Dosimetry in Military Epidemiological Studies | 459 |
| Use of a Full-Size Human Model for Evaluating Metal Implant Heating during Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Specific Absorption Rate Study | 473 |
| Visualization of Electro Magnetic Field Exposure Using Radio-Frequency Current Density Imaging | 483 |
| Possible Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on the Nervous-Endocrine-Immune Interactions | 493 |
| Session I | Standards and Applications | |
| Summary of Session I: Standards and Applications | 501 |
| Radio Frequency Exposure Standards in the United States | 503 |
| The New ICNIRP Guidelines: Criteria, Restrictions, and Dosimetric Needs | 513 |
| Requirements for the Protection of Persons and the Environment from Electromagnetic Fields of High Power Transmitters in the Federal Republic of Germany | 523 |
| Radiofrequency (RF) Exposure of Mobile Communications in Hungary and Evaluation Relevant EU and National Standard: Base Stations and Handy Devices | 531 |
| The Czech Limits and the European Prestandards | 541 |
| Session J | The Dosimetry Handbook | |
| Summary of Session J: The Dosimetry Handbook | 545 |
| Historical Perspective on the Radio Frequency Radiation Dosimetry Handbook: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | 547 |
| Dosimetry Measurements and Modeling: Interactive Presentations in the New Dosimetry Handbook | 555 |
| Appendix | 565 |
| Speakers | 571 |
| Participants | 578 |
| Official Photograph | 582 |
| Index | 585 |
