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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
Tbrain [°C] ΔT [°C] Tbrain [°C] ΔT [°C] Tbrain [°C] ΔT [°C] Tbrain [°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
  1. Temperature computations including thermoregulation. The SAR was averaged over a cubic shape following the IEEE standard
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