THRESHOLDS FOR LENTICULAR DAMAGE IN THE RABBIT EYE DUE TO SINGLE EXPOSURE TO CW MICROWAVE RADIATION: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL INFORMATION AT A FREQUENCY OF 2.45 GHz
Donald I. McRee · 1971
McRee reviewed literature and developed an analytical model predicting power and time thresholds for opacity formation at 2.45 GHz using temperature data and rate constants.
Plain English Summary
The work reviews literature on power and time thresholds for opacity formation in the eye from continuous microwave radiation. Temperature measurements in the vitreous humor were used to develop an analytical model predicting thresholds at 2.45 GHz. Two empirical equations were derived to predict power and time thresholds as a function of frequency.
Why This Matters
The analysis determined a heat absorption coefficient K of approximately 0.02°C/min/mW/cm² from initial temperature slopes. A heat loss coefficient k of 0.333 min⁻¹ was found from steady-state temperature data at higher power densities.
Finding
Temperature measurements in the vitreous humor are used to develop an analytical model (using basic principles and experimentally determined rate constants) which predicts the power and time thresholds for a frequency of 2.45 GHz.
In their words
“Temperature measurements in the vitreous humor are used to develop an analytical model (using basic principles and experimentally determined rate constants) which predicts the power and time thresholds for a frequency of 2.45 GHz.”
Show BibTeX
@article{thresholds_for_lenticular_damage_in_the_rabbit_eye_due_to_single_exposure_to_cw__g3760,
author = {Donald I. McRee},
title = {THRESHOLDS FOR LENTICULAR DAMAGE IN THE RABBIT EYE DUE TO SINGLE EXPOSURE TO CW MICROWAVE RADIATION: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL INFORMATION AT A FREQUENCY OF 2.45 GHz},
year = {1971},
}