title: Comparison of SAR in realistic fetus models of two fetal positions exposed to electromagnetic wave from business portable radio close to maternal abdomen.
abstract: Since the diversification of the electromagnetic (EM) environment is spreading, it is essential to estimate the EM energy absorption rate [specific absorption rate (SAR)] of a pregnant woman's body and her fetus under various exposure situations. For example, if pregnant women work in jobs where they might wear business portable radios around their abdomens, they should also be concerned about this issue, because the fetuses are in their abdomens. In this paper, in order to evaluate the SAR in the pregnant woman and her fetus when wearing the wireless radio terminal on her abdomen, the SAR distribution in the fetus is calculated using the numerical model of the pregnant woman by exposed to near-field of a normal mode helical antenna (NHA) with a metallic case at 150 MHz. In addition, the SAR in the fetus will be evaluated under two fetal positions. It was found that the fetal SARs are greatly affected by the distance and penetration path from the antenna to the fetal surface. In addition, the fetal SARs are lower than the RF safety guidelines for occupational exposure.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan. s.akimoto@graduate.chiba-u.jp
authors.forename: Shimpei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akimoto
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagaoka
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Soichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000502:physiology; D001822:Body Burden; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008954:Models, Biological; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014915:Whole-Body Counting / Q000379:methods*