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Table 3 Spatial maximum (voxel) temperature elevation in the brain for exposure from the truncated plane wave

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	37.22	+ 0.16	37.89	+ 0.83	40.16	+ 3.08	41.85	+ 4.79
1 GHz	36.76	+ 0.14	37.38	+ 0.76	39.90	+ 3.28	42.07	+ 5.25
3 GHz	36.81	+ 0.13	37.36	+ 0.68	39.34	+ 2.75	40.56	+ 3.97
6 GHz	36.74	+ 0.15	37.24	+ 0.75	39.35	+ 2.86	40.55	+ 4.06
10 GHz	36.61	+ 0.14	37.21	+ 0.68	38.90	+ 2.46	40.00	+ 3.52

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

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