ID Number		1773
Study Type		Engineering & Physics
Model		Numerical modeling of RF coupling to a cochlear implant and evaluation of SAR
Details		FDTD analysis was performed using a visible human model to evaluate the effects of cochlear implants on SAR in the inner ear during exposure to either a 900 or 1800 MHz mobile phone. The authors report that at max power (250 and 125 mW, respectively) the highest 10-gram peak SAR for 900 Mhz was 1.31 W/kg (vs 1.02 without immplant) and for 1800 MHz was 0.93 W/kg. Increases in temperature at the ball electrode were 0.25 and 0.12 degrees C, and at the metal hook over the pinna were 0.33 and 0.16 degrees C, respectively.
Findings		Not Applicable to Bioeffects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Telstra Research Lab, Australia
Funding Agency		Telstra, Australia
Country		AUSTRALIA
References		Mcintosh, RL et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (2007) :-
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