Microwaves and ThermoregulationEleanor R. Adair Microwaves and Thermoregulation emerged from a symposium hosted by the John B. Pierce Foundation at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, on October 26-27, 1981. The event brought together engineers, physical scientists, physiologists, and psychologists to discuss the ways in which nonionizing electromagnetic radiation deposits thermalizing energy in biological tissues and how this energy may be detected and managed by the conscious organism. The book begins by tracing the history of thermal RF-tolerance and of thermoregulation. This is followed by chapters on topics such as the characteris ... |
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Characterizing the Thermal Environment | 15 |
The Microwave Stimulus | 33 |
Electromagnetic Heating for Therapy | 57 |
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