Suggest you consult the IEEE / Medical group. Some tests on this topic were performed and published.
Frank / Cylink At 12:34 PM 3/18/98 -500, you wrote: >> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 98 11:53:56 -0800 >> From: [email protected] >> Subject: RF Exposure >> To: [email protected] >> Reply-to: [email protected] >> >> Looking for a supplier of mannequins (head, upper torso, whole >> body?) to simulate and measure the absorption of RF energy from >> very close emitters (cell phones, man-pack radios, telemetry). >> >> Anyone have any leads for anything from raw materials to complete >> dummies? >> >> -------------------------- >> Ed Price >> [email protected] >> Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab >> Cubic Defense Systems >> San Diego, CA. USA >> 619-505-2780 >> Date: 03/17/98 >> Time: 11:51:54 >> -------------------------- > >(Warning - unavoidable advertising content) > >Ed- > >Yes! > >Note that the simulation solutions used depend, inter alia, on the >frequency range of your device under test. They are generally >comprised of water (DI, distilled), sugar, and salt, plus (sometimes) >bactericide and/or stabilizer. Other compositions exist or have been >proposed. Some (eg. digol) can be lethal to the commercial probes >used. > >Please contact Dr. Paul Cardinal, (613) 820-2730, to discuss your >requirements. Both Dr. Cardinal and Dr. Jacek Wojcik are active in >the IEEE SC34 which is responsible for measurement methodologies for >SAR. We also have a contract with Industry Canada for SAR >methodology. (APREL was the first independent accredited commercial >lab to offer SAR). > >We have available several manequin solutions, most notably the >Universal Head (tm). We can also supply you with calibrated brain >simulation material (or calibrate yours). <other adversising content >regarding probes, testing, and training not included here> You can >also obtain a robot and software from IDX Systems in Oregon - they >can also supply our Universal Head, probes, etc. > >Regards, >Kate >___________________________________________________________ >Kathy M. MacLean, President >APREL Laboratories >"Research-Training-Consulting-Testing > Wireless-EMC-Acoustics-Health & Safety/SAR" > >51 Spectrum Way, Nepean, Ontario, Canada K2R 1E6 >Tel (613) 820-2730; Fax (613) 820-4161; Cell (613) 791-3777 >email [email protected] http://www.aprel.com >
