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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 65, 2014 - Issue 12
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Computation of Temperature Elevation in a Fetus Exposed to Ambient Heat and Radio Frequency Fields

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Pages 1176-1186 | Received 22 Aug 2013, Accepted 03 Oct 2013, Published online: 17 Mar 2014
 

Abstract

Temperature elevation in the fetus is of concern for excess heat load, including that from radio-frequency exposure. No previous study succeeded in simulating the temperature difference between the mother and fetus. This study develops a thermal model for a pregnant woman, and then applies it to simulate the temperature variations due to ambient heat exposure and RF exposure. When the pregnant woman model is exposed to ambient temperature of 35–45°C, the core temperature elevations in the mother and the fetus are almost identical. Contrarily, the fetal temperature elevation for radio-frequency exposure is higher than that in the mother.

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