Exposure to radio-frequency radiation from an aircraft radar unit.
Two airmen exposed to radio-frequency radiation 38 times above the Air Force permissible exposure level were medically evaluated for physical effects from exposure. Initial anxiety and hypertension were found, but these problems resolved with therapy. This case is reported with the hope that further research will be undertaken to understand the behavioral effects of radar beams on exposed aircrew or ground personnel.
D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000401:Aircraft; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D011825:Radar; D011846:Radio Waves / Q000009:adverse effects*