Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields - Properties, Quantities and Units, Biophysical Interaction, and Measurements

✍ Scribed by National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

• Publisher: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP)
• Year: 1981
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 145
• Series: Report No. 67
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This report is intended to be a comprehensive discussion of fundamentals, especially those that relate to radiation protection. In addition, it develops a perspective for those quantities and units that are needed to relate, quantitatively, a biological effect to a particular exposure. The report represents, for nonionizing radiation, a step toward the goal of instilling increasing rigor into the definitions of fundamental quantities and units. It also represents a move toward the development of common nomenclature for the ionizing and nonionizing fields. In addition to definitions of quantities and units, the report treats electromagnetic wave propagation, energy transfer processes, interaction of microwave with objects in the field, and measurement techniques.
Content:
• Front Matter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
1. Definitions
2. Fundamentals
3. Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
4. Energy Transfer Processes
5. Interaction of Microwaves with Objects in the Field
6. Measurement Techniques
• Appendix A: Natural Background of Non-Ionizing Radiation in the Biosphere
• Appendix B: Molecular Dynamics in the Presence of Electromagnetic Field Perturbation
• Appendix C: Molecular Interaction Mechanisms
• Appendix D: Radiofrequency and Microwave Absorption in Biopolymers
• Appendix E: Dielectric Saturation in Biopolymer Systems
• Appendix F: Field-Stimulated Proton Shift in the Hydrogen Bridges of Biopolymers
• Appendix G: Calculation of Field Enhancement Due to External Leads and Implants in Contact with Tissues
• References
• The NCRP
• NCRP Publications
• Index