The Relation of Dose Rate of Microwave Radiation to the Time of Death and Total Absorbed Dose in the Mouse

ABSTRACT

This experiment demonstrates that for microwave radiation, absorbed dose determination alone is not dosimetrically sufficient. The average absorbed dose to death in this experiment increases as the rate of absorption decreases. This observation is not surprising since microwave energy produces heating of the biological tissues. Hence, with a higher rate of heating the body of an animal, the less it is able to retain homeostasis through metabolic regulation than with a lower rate of heating. The absorbed dose rate and the duration of exposure must both be determined in any microwave biological effects experiments.

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* Original manuscript received May 20, 1976.