Exposure setup for animal experiments using a parabolic reflector.
The exposure setup presented is intended for a controlled, long-term and continuous exposition (20 Months, 24 h/day) of a large number of animals (100 rats at minimum) with standard GSM and UMTS signals, at 900 MHz and 1966 MHz, respectively. To obtain a homogeneous field within a large volume, the setup is based on the 'compact range' principle well known from antenna measurement facilities to produce a plane wave at relatively short ranges from the reflector. All requirements imposed due to the in vivo nature of the experiment, i.e. air-conditioning and easy access to the cages can be fulfilled.
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Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik, TU München, DE-80290 Munich, Germany. simon.schelkshorn@tum.de
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Detlefsen
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D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D023421:Models, Animal; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011846:Radio Waves; D011874:Radiometry; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation