Radio-wave exposure of the human head: analytical study based on a versatile eccentric spheres model including a brain core and a pair of eyeballs.
Moneda AP, Ioannidou MP, Chrissoulidis DP. · 2003
View Original AbstractRadio waves from cell phones create concentrated "hot spots" of energy absorption in the eyes and brain center, not uniform distribution.
Plain English Summary
Researchers used a sophisticated computer model to simulate how radio waves from cell phones are absorbed by different parts of the human head, including the brain and eyes. They found that radio wave exposure creates "hot spots" of concentrated energy absorption in the eyes and near the center of the brain. This analytical study provides a mathematical framework for understanding how electromagnetic radiation penetrates and concentrates in sensitive head tissues during cell phone use.
Why This Matters
This analytical study reveals something critical that many cell phone users don't realize: electromagnetic radiation doesn't distribute evenly throughout your head when you hold a phone to your ear. The research demonstrates that radio waves create concentrated "hot spots" of energy absorption, particularly in your eyes and the central brain region. What makes this finding significant is that it challenges the assumption underlying current safety standards, which focus on average absorption across large tissue masses rather than these localized concentrations. The reality is that your most sensitive neural tissues may be experiencing far higher radiation exposure than regulatory limits suggest. This mathematical modeling provides the scientific foundation for understanding why proximity matters so much with wireless devices, and why strategies like using speakerphone or keeping devices away from your head become essential protective measures.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
A versatile eccentric-spheres model of the human head is used to investigate radio-wave absorption.
Numerical results, obtained by use of an exact analytical solution, are presented for the total, per...
Specific absorption rate maps in a horizontal cross section of the head model manifest the existence...
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@article{ap_2003_radiowave_exposure_of_the_2430,
author = {Moneda AP and Ioannidou MP and Chrissoulidis DP. },
title = {Radio-wave exposure of the human head: analytical study based on a versatile eccentric spheres model including a brain core and a pair of eyeballs.},
year = {2003},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1203805},
}