TY - JOUR T1 - Biological effects of radiofrequency fields: Testing a paradigm shift in dosimetry JF - Environmental Research Y1 - 2020 A1 - Jacques Vanderstraeten A1 - Luc Verschaeve KW - 5G KW - Millimeter waves KW - mobile phones KW - SKIN KW - Specific absorption rate AB -

Biological effects have been reproducibly reported in rodents exposed to radiofrequency fields (RF) without significant change of the body temperature. These observations relaunch the controversial question of non-thermal effects of RF. If true, such effects would imply to consider RF energy absorption/interaction in tissues, not as volume-averaged, but locally down to the microscale, which is of potential consequence in particular at frequencies beyond 3 GHz. We propose study protocols to explore that question.

VL - 184 M3 - 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109387 ER -