title: Methods of evaluating human exposure to electromagnetic fields radiated from operating base stations in Korea.
abstract: This article presents measurement methods used to determine the human exposure to electromagnetic fields radiated from operating base stations. In Korea, when evaluating the human exposure to electromagnetic fields from operating base stations, the measurement procedure is different between the following cases: in situ measurement and electromagnetic environment measurement. When performing an in situ measurement, compliance with human exposure limits is determined by the spatially averaged field value obtained within the space occupied by humans at one arbitrary position, but when performing an electromagnetic environment measurement, it is determined by the maximum value at the highest field position selected from several places.
authors.affiliation: EM Environment Research Team, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea. bckima@etri.re.kr
authors.forename: Byung Chan
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyung-Do
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Seong-Ook
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D001822:Body Burden; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008872:Microwaves; D008954:Models, Biological; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness