Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
- Volume 25 Issue 2
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- Pages.109-114
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- 2000
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- 2508-1888(pISSN)
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- 2466-2461(eISSN)
Characteristics of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in Electromagnetic (EM) Dosimetry
- Hwang, Sun-Tae (Division of Electromagnetic Metrology Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
- Choi, Kil-Oung (Division of Electromagnetic Metrology Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
- Published : 2000.06.30
Abstract
The SI unit of specific absorption rate (SAR) in W/kg in the electromagnetic (EM) field as non-ionizing radiation is exactly same as the SI unit of absorbed dose rate in Gy/s in the ionizing radiation field. The SI unit of both physical quantities can be expressed in
Keywords
- electromagnetic (EM) dosimetry;
- mass density;
- conductivity;
- permittivity;
- energy absorption;
- specific absorption rate (SAR);
- electromagnetic (EM) field;
- skin depth.