Safety Assessment and Uncertainty Quantification of Electromagnetic Radiation from Mobile Phones to the Human Head

2023 · Unclear · Low evidence

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Publicationmanual · 2023

Study typeengineering

Reported directionUnclear

Evidence ratingLow

Abstract

Safety Assessment and Uncertainty Quantification of Electromagnetic Radiation from Mobile Phones to the Human Head Yi M, Wu B, Zhao Y, Su T, Chi Y. Safety Assessment and Uncertainty Quantification of Electromagnetic Radiation from Mobile Phones to the Human Head. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(14):8107. doi:10.3390/app13148107. Abstract With the rapid development of the mobile communication technology, the design of mobile phones has become more complex, and research on the electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones that reaches the human head has become important. Therefore, first of all, a model of mobile phone daily use was established. Then, based on the established simulation model, the safety of human head exposure to mobile phones was evaluated. The generalized polynomial chaos (gPC) method was used to establish a proxy model of the specific absorption rate (SAR) of the human head at different frequencies to perform a parameter uncertainty quantification (UQ). Finally, the Sobol method was used to quantify the influence of relevant variables on the SAR. The simulation results showed that the gPC method can save time and cost while ensuring accuracy, and the SAR value is greatly influenced by the electromagnetic materials of the mobile phone shell. Combined with the above analysis, this paper can provide reasonable suggestions for the design of mobile phone electromagnetic materials. Open access paper: mdpi.com

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Study typeengineering

Effect directionunclear

Populationhuman head (simulation model)

Sample sizeNot supplied

ExposureRF · daily use (modeled)

Evidence strengthLowConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

Using a simulation model of daily mobile phone use, the study evaluated human head exposure safety via SAR and applied generalized polynomial chaos (gPC) for uncertainty quantification across different frequencies. The results indicate gPC can reduce time and cost while maintaining accuracy, and SAR is strongly influenced by the electromagnetic materials of the mobile phone shell.

Outcomes measured

Specific absorption rate (SAR) in the human head
Parameter uncertainty quantification (UQ) of SAR
Sensitivity analysis of variables influencing SAR (Sobol indices)

Limitations

Simulation/modeling study; no empirical human measurements described in the abstract
Specific frequencies and SAR values are not reported in the abstract
Safety conclusions relative to specific exposure limits are not detailed in the abstract

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DOI: 10.3390/app13148107
PubMed: Not supplied

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