Skip to main content

Concept information

BIOLOGY > RADIOBIOLOGY > SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE

Preferred term

SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE  

Definition

  • MEASURE OF THE RATE AT WHICH RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY IS ABSORBED BY THE BODY WHEN EXPOSED TO RADIO-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD. THE MOST COMMON USE IS IN RELATION TO MOBILE PHONES.

Broader concept

History note

  • TERM CREATED FEBRUARY 2007

Definition source

  • WIKIPEDIA

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/5079d000-25c0-4445-a28c-485ee64259a8

Download this concept: