THE EFFECT OF GAZE ANGLE ON THE EVALUATIONS OF SAR AND TEMPERATURE RISE IN HUMAN EYE UNDER PLANE-WAVE EXPOSURES FROM 0.9 TO 10 GHZ

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Dec;172(4):393-400. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncv514. Epub 2015 Dec 24.

Abstract

This article investigates the effect of gaze angle on the specific absorption rate (SAR) and temperature rise in human eye under electromagnetic exposures from 0.9 to 10 GHz. Eye models in different gaze angles are developed based on biometric data. The spatial-average SARs in eyes are investigated using the finite-difference time-domain method, and the corresponding maximum temperature rises in lens are calculated by the finite-difference method. It is found that the changes in the gaze angle produce a maximum variation of 35, 12 and 20 % in the eye-averaged SAR, peak 10 g average SAR and temperature rise, respectively. Results also reveal that the eye-averaged SAR is more sensitive to the changes in the gaze angle than peak 10 g average SAR, especially at higher frequencies.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Electromagnetic Radiation*
  • Eye / anatomy & histology*
  • Eye / radiation effects
  • Eye Movements / physiology*
  • Eye Movements / radiation effects
  • Head / anatomy & histology*
  • Head / radiation effects
  • Head Movements / physiology*
  • Head Movements / radiation effects
  • Humans
  • Models, Anatomic*
  • Models, Biological
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Temperature