Microwave Oven Radiation Research

THE MECHANISM OF ABSORPTION OF ULTRAHIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY IN TISSUES, AS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM OF TOLERANCE DOSAGE

Herman P. Schwan, Kam Li · 1955

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MICROWAVE DIATHERMY THERAPY AS A HYPERTHERMIC AGENT UPON VASCULARIZED AND AVASCULAR TISSUE

Alfred W. Richardson · 1955

Certain Physiologic and Pathologic Effects of Microwaves

J. F. Herrick, F. H. Krusen · 1953

Certain Physiologic and Pathologic Effects of Microwaves

J. F. Herrick, F. H. Krusen · 1953

This 1953 research by J.F. Herrick examined how microwaves affect human physiology and pathology, focusing on tissue heating, blood flow changes, and potential harmful effects. The study represents early scientific investigation into microwave biological effects, decades before widespread consumer microwave technology. This foundational work helped establish our understanding of how electromagnetic radiation interacts with human tissue.

The Operational Hazard of Microwave Radiation

Sidney I. Brody · 1953

This 1953 military research examined microwave radiation hazards for radar operators and aviation personnel, marking one of the earliest systematic investigations into occupational microwave exposure risks. The study focused on understanding the operational dangers posed by high-power radar systems used in military aircraft. This represents foundational research that helped establish awareness of microwave radiation as a workplace safety concern decades before consumer wireless devices became widespread.

Possible Industrial Hazards in the Use of Microwave Radiation

H. M. Hines, J. E. Randall · 1952

THE EFFECTS OF MICROWAVE DIATHERMY ON THE EYE OF THE RABBIT

Louis Daily et al. · 1952

THE ROLE OF ENERGY, PUPILLARY DIAMETER, AND ALLOXAN DIABETES IN THE PRODUCTION OF OCULAR DAMAGE BY MICROWAVE IRRADIATIONS

Alfred W. Richardson et al. · 1952

Estimation of Protein Hydration by Dielectric Measurements at Microwave Frequencies

G. H. Haggis, T. J. Buchanan, J. B. Hasted · 1951

Influence des ondes à haute fréquence sur l'hypercholestérinémie

Albert DE LOZ · 1951

L'azione delle microonde sui batteri

Maurizio Terni, Pietro Lombardini · 1951

THE EFFECT OF MICROWAVES ON BONE AND BONE MARROW AND ON ADJACENT TISSUES

Joseph P. Engel et al. · 1950

Researchers exposed anesthetized and trained dogs to microwave diathermy at 2,450 megacycles per second and measured temperature changes in tibial cortex, marrow, muscle, and subcutaneous tissue. For subcutaneously located bone, 30 minutes at 65 watts raised tibial cortex temperature by 5.0 degrees (C.) and marrow by 3.4 degrees (C.). For submuscularly located bone, the same exposure raised cortex by 3.8 degrees (C.) and marrow by 3.0 degrees (C.). A rectangular director allowed higher temperatures in subcutaneously located bone without excessively heating adjacent soft tissue. An impedance-matching transformer increased tissue temperature rises by approximately 300 per cent.

The effects of microwaves - A preliminary investigation

Boyle AC, Cook HF, Buchanan TJ · 1950

FOCAL NEUROLOGICAL LESIONS PRODUCED BY MICROWAVE IRRADIATION

W. H. Oldendorf · 1949

HEATING OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL TISSUES BY MEANS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CURRENT WITH WAVELENGTH OF TWELVE CENTIMETERS

OSBORNE, SL, FREDERICK, MS · 1948

Heating of human tissues by micro wave radiation

Horvath SM, Miller RN, Hutt BK · 1948

This 1948 study by Horvath examined how microwave radiation heats human tissues, investigating temperature gradients and thermal effects in the body. The research explored microwave diathermy applications and measured tissue temperature changes during exposure. This represents some of the earliest scientific investigation into how microwave energy interacts with human biology.

THE REPRESENTATION OF DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES AND THE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THEIR MEASUREMENT AT CENTIMETRE WAVELENGTHS

Willis Jackson · 1946

Variazioni leucocitarie dopo applicazione di onde corte nel campo ginecologico

T. M. Caffaratto · 1946

Dispersion and Absorption in Dielectrics I. Alternating Current Characteristics

Kenneth S. Cole, Robert H. Cole · 1941

This 1941 technical study by K.S. Cole examined how dielectric materials (insulators like those in electronic devices) respond to alternating current electrical fields. The research explored fundamental properties like dielectric constants and relaxation times that determine how materials absorb and scatter electromagnetic energy.

Aus dem Institut für Physikotherapie des Rainerspitales in Wien - Zur Kurzwellentherapie

Paul Groag, Victor Tomberg · 1933

INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING THE INFLUENCE OF SHORT ELECTRICAL WAVES ON THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA

Dr. W. Haase, Dr. E. Schliephake · 1931

MICROWAVES AFFECT THERMOREGULATORY BEHAVIOR IN RATS

Stern

During each session, alternating 15-minute control and exposure periods presented 2450 MHz continuous wave microwaves at power densities of 5, 10, and 20 mW/cm². The proportion of time the heat lamp stayed on decreased as microwave power density increased, and a linear regression showed an intercept of 0.324, slope of -0.0063 (p<0.001), with power density accounting for 61% of the variation. Randomization tests confirmed significant differences at all power densities versus zero exposure (p<0.003), except at 5 mW/cm² versus all zero exposures (p=0.023) and versus adjacent 10 mW/cm² (p=0.021).

EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR MICROWAVE RADIATION - A CANADIAN PROPOSAL

Michael H. Repacholi

EXPOSURE OF PREGNANT MICE TO 2.45 GHz MICROWAVE RADIATION

Unknown authors

Handling alone lowered pregnancy rate from 86 percent to 72 percent during days 1-6, with further drops to 65 percent at 21 mW/cm2 and 50 percent at 30 mW/cm2, while heated controls showed no extra decrease. Congenital malformations increased significantly only at 30 mW/cm2 during days 6-15, rising from 1.7 percent to 3.1 percent, with two-thirds being cleft palate.

BIOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS OBSERVED UNDER MICROWAVE IRRADIATION

A. DEFICIS, J.C. DUMAS, S. LAURENS