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Table 2 Spatial maximum (voxel) temperature elevation in the brain due to exposure from the dipole antenna

From: Temperature elevation in the human brain and skin with thermoregulation during exposure to RF energy

Peak SAR	2 W/kg		10 W/kg		50 W/kg		100 W/kg
Peak SAR	T_brain [°C]	ΔT [°C]	T_brain [°C]	ΔT [°C]	T_brain [°C]	ΔT [°C]	T_brain [°C]	ΔT [°C]
300 MHz	36.77	+ 0.17	37.48	+ 0.87	39.80	+ 3.19	41.62	+ 4.76
1 GHz	36.75	+ 0.18	37.49	+ 0.93	40.00	+ 3.46	41.67	+ 5.14
3 GHz	36.71	+ 0.14	37.30	+ 0.73	39.21	+ 2.64	40.40	+ 3.83
6 GHz	36.66	+ 0.09	37.04	+ 0.46	38.32	+ 1.74	39.19	+ 2.61
10 GHz	36.66	+ 0.07	36.85	+ 0.37	37.79	+ 1.23	38.26	+ 1.70

Temperature computations including thermoregulation. The SAR was averaged over a cubic shape following the IEEE standard

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