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Stochastic Dosimetry Assessment of the Human RF-EMF Exposure to 3D Beamforming Antennas in indoor 5G Networks

2021 · Unclear · Low evidence

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Simulations at 3.7 GHz for 1000 different beamforming patterns showed high variability in SAR depending on the beamforming pattern. The study identified elevation and azimuth angle ranges of the main antenna beam that may cause the highest exposure levels.

Study snapshot

Publicationmanual · 2021
Study typeexposure_assessment
Reported directionUnclear
Evidence ratingLow

Abstract

Stochastic Dosimetry Assessment of the Human RF-EMF Exposure to 3D Beamforming Antennas in indoor 5G Networks Bonato M, Dossi L, Chiaramello E, Fiocchi S, Tognola G, Parazzini M. Stochastic Dosimetry Assessment of the Human RF-EMF Exposure to 3D Beamforming Antennas in indoor 5G Networks. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(4):1751. doi.org Abstract The deployment of near future 5G networks will introduce modifications in the population’s exposure levels to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs). The present work aimed to face the challenge of studying the exposure variability in the presence of an access point (AP) at 3.7 GHz with 64 patch elements uniform planar array antenna and 3D beamforming capability. The novelty introduced in the methodology of the exposure’s evaluation was the combining of traditional computational methods with a new approach based on stochastic dosimetry, called polynomial chaos kriging method, in order to estimate the exposure levels for 1000 different antenna beamforming patterns with low computational efforts. The simulations were evaluated considering a child model and computing the specific absorption rate (SAR) in different tissues. The analysis of the results highlighted a high exposure variability scenario depending on the beamforming patterns of the array antenna and identified the ranges of elevation and azimuth angles of the main antenna beam that may cause the highest levels of exposure. Open access paper: mdpi.com

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Study typeexposure_assessment
Effect directionunclear
PopulationChild model (computational)
Sample size1000
ExposureRF · 3700 MHz
Evidence strengthLowConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

Simulations at 3.7 GHz for 1000 different beamforming patterns showed high variability in SAR depending on the beamforming pattern. The study identified elevation and azimuth angle ranges of the main antenna beam that may cause the highest exposure levels.

Outcomes measured

  • Specific absorption rate (SAR) in different tissues
  • Exposure variability across beamforming patterns
  • Elevation/azimuth angle ranges associated with highest exposure

Limitations

  • Computational/simulation study using a child model rather than measurements in humans
  • Exposure assessed for an indoor access point scenario at 3.7 GHz with a specific antenna configuration (64-element uniform planar array)
  • No explicit quantitative SAR values reported in the provided abstract
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DOI: 10.3390/app11041751
PubMed: Not supplied

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