ABSTRACT
Modern IEEE standards for safe exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy cover frequencies up to 300 GHz and down to at least 3 kHz. Although the term “microwaves” usually means frequencies well above 100 or 300 MHz, related bioeffects/hazards exist down to roughly 100 kHz. These are thermal in nature. Below 100 kHz, the dominant effects are electrostimulation in nature. We will confine our attention to thermal effects and refer the reader to an authoritative treatment on the subject of electrostimulation by Reilly [1,2].
