title: Requirements for reliable worst-case assessment of human exposure to RF electromagnetic fields with known uncertainty.
abstract: This paper gives an overview of the current state of science on numerical and experimental assessment of the exposure of the human body to radio frequency electromagnetic fields. Differences of near- and far-field exposure conditions are discussed with respect to the requirements on the correct representation of the human body and on the numerical or experimental technique. The general requirements for the application of these techniques on the assessment of human exposure are defined, and a combined numerical and experimental approach is proposed that allows the evaluation of the worst-case absorption considering the variability of exposure situations and anatomical properties with known uncertainty.
authors.affiliation: Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society (IT'IS), Zeughausstr 43, Zürich, Switzerland. christ@itis.ethz.ch
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Christ
mesh_terms: D001822:Body Burden; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D008954:Models, Biological; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011846:Radio Waves; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014915:Whole-Body Counting / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards