title: Predicting the biological effects of mobile phone radiation absorbed energy linked to the MRI-obtained structure.
abstract: The nature of an electromagnetic field is not the same outside and inside a biological subject. Numerical bioelectromagnetic simulation methods for penetrating electromagnetic fields facilitate the calculation of field components in biological entities. Calculating energy absorbed from known sources, such as mobile phones when placed near the head, is a prerequisite for studying the biological influence of an electromagnetic field. Such research requires approximate anatomical models which are used to calculate the field components and absorbed energy. In order to explore the biological effects in organs and tissues, it is necessary to establish a relationship between an analogous anatomical model and the real structure. We propose a new approach in exploring biological effects through combining two different techniques: 1) numerical electromagnetic simulation, which is used to calculate the field components in a similar anatomical model and 2) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which is used to accurately locate sites with increased absorption. By overlapping images obtained by both methods, we can precisely locate the spots with maximum absorption effects. This way, we can detect the site where the most pronounced biological effects are to be expected. This novel approach successfully overcomes the standard limitations of working with analogous anatomical models.
authors.affiliation: University of Niš, Faculty of Occupational Safety in Niš, Niš, Serbia. dejank@znrfak.ni.ac.rs
authors.forename: Dejan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krstić
authors.forename: Darko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zigar
authors.forename: Dejan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Petković
authors.forename: Dušan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sokolović
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dinđić
authors.forename: Nenad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cvetković
authors.forename: Jovica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jovanović
authors.forename: Nataša
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dinđić
mesh_terms: D065638:Absorption, Radiation; D040421:Cell Phone; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011829:Radiation Dosage