In this paper, the effects of UHF electromagnetic fields produced by a RFID reader on a blood bag are evaluated numerically in several configurations. The results of the simulation, field level and distribution, specific absorption rate (SAR), and heating time show that an exposure to a typical reader field leads to a temperature increase smaller than 0.1 C and to a SAR smaller than 1 W/kg. As ...

In this study a methodological approach for measuring temperature and local absorption rate (SAR) on thin metallic structures, such as pacemaker (PM) leads, is provided. First preliminary experiments were performed to evaluate the error in temperature and SAR measurements made by fluoroptic temperature probes when the temperature probe is in different contact configuration with the PM lead tip....

Introduction: Taming the specific absorption rate (SAR) when using parallel transmission is one of the most challenging problems in MRI at high fields. Using sophisticated simulation tools, it has been shown that the peak local SAR varies with anatomy, but also with the resolution, size and other parameters of the numerical head model [1, 2]. When using 8 transmit channels, the parameter space ...

As a technique for calibrating electric-field probes used in standardized SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) assessment, we have studied the technique using the Friis transmission formula in the tissue-equivalent liquid. It is difficult to measure power transmission between two reference antennas in the far-field region due to large attenuation in the liquid. This means that the conventional Friis ...

The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is used to model a birdcage resonator. All the coil components, including the wires, lumped capacitors and the source, are geometrically modelled together. As such, the coupling effects within the birdcage, including the interactions of coil, source and human head, are accurately computed. A study of the transverse magnetic (B1) field homogeneity ...

The increasing use of microwave devices over recent years has meant the bioeffects of microwave exposure have been widely investigated and reported. However the exact biological fate of bone marrow MSCs (BM-MSCs) after microwave radiation remains unknown. In this study, the potential cytotoxicity on MSC proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle, and in vitro differentiation were assayed following 2....

The commercial wireless terminal is usually hold in the vicinity of a human body, it is needed an attention for the specific absorption rate (SAR) in an abdomen. In addition, the electromagnetic (EM) waves from the wireless terminal penetrate a deep region of body, because the wavelength of the EM waves of the wireless terminal operating in VHF band is longer than those of a cellular phone oper...

The paper studies the thermal rise in the human eye caused by time harmonic electromagnetic waves. An eye has been illuminated by a high frequency plane wave with power density 5.0 mW/cm. Such a problem has been considered as an electromagnetic scattering problem since part of EM energy is transmitted to the eye and part of it is reflected. The total electric field inside an eye and related Spe...

The remarkable growth of telecommunication industry resulted in boost in the number of cell-phone user everyday. Daily exposure to GSM-EMF has raised public concern of possible undesirable health effects to people living in the vicinity of base station (BS) antennas. The radiation exposure to EMF for a certain period of time will lead to health problem that is briefly explained in this paper. P...

To the Editor: In recent years, the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been increasing in patients with implanted devices, such as cardiac pacemakers and neurostimulators, which used to preclude the use of MRI owing to patient safety and device malfunction concerns.(1-6) In the past few years, however, more of these implant devices have become MR-compatible and can function properly du...