title: A novel method to assess human population exposure induced by a wireless cellular network.
abstract: This paper presents a new metric to evaluate electromagnetic exposure induced by wireless cellular networks. This metric takes into account the exposure induced by base station antennas as well as exposure induced by wireless devices to evaluate average global exposure of the population in a specific geographical area. The paper first explains the concept and gives the formulation of the Exposure Index (EI). Then, the EI computation is illustrated through simple phone call scenarios (indoor office, in train) and a complete macro urban data long-term evolution scenario showing how, based on simulations, radio-planning predictions, realistic population statistics, user traffic data, and specific absorption rate calculations can be combined to assess the index. Bioelectromagnetics. 36:451-463, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Orange Labs, Issy Les Moulineaux, France.|WHIST Lab Common Laboratory of Orange Labs and Institut Mines-Telecom, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Nadège
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Varsier
authors.affiliation: iMinds, Wireless and Cable, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Plets
authors.affiliation: Siradel, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Yoann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Corre
authors.affiliation: iMinds, Wireless and Cable, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vermeeren
authors.affiliation: iMinds, Wireless and Cable, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Wout
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: iMinds, Wireless and Cable, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aerts
authors.affiliation: iMinds, Wireless and Cable, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.affiliation: Orange Labs, Issy Les Moulineaux, France.|WHIST Lab Common Laboratory of Orange Labs and Institut Mines-Telecom, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wiart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: EMF exposure; ICT usage data; downlink received power; metric; uplink emitted power