Numerical assessment of induced ELF Currents in the human head due to the battery current of a digital mobile phone

Ilvonen S, Sihvonen AP, Karkkainen K, Sarvas J.

Bioelectromagnetics. Sep 27; 2005

[Epub ahead of print] In this study, the extremely low frequency (ELF) fields induced in the human head by the battery currents of a mobile phone are considered. The magnetic field induced by the phone was measured, and this data was used to calculate the resulting currents induced in the human head and brain.

Both the finite element method (FEM) and finite integration technique (FIT) were used for numerical computations. The computed current density values were then compared with the guidelines given by the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).

The comparison showed that the computed exposure is well within the limits of those guidelines