Advances in Electromagnetic Fields in Living Systems Volume 5, Healt
The popularity and rapid deployment of wireless communication technology has led to increasing numbers of new devices and systems that emit RF electromagnetic energy. It has resulted in large numbers of individuals at the workplace or in the general publi
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Advances in Electromagnetic Fields in Living Systems Health Effects of Cell Phone Radiation
Volume 5 Edited by
James C. Lin University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA
James C. Lin University of Illinois Chicago, IL 60607-7053 USA
ISBN 978-0-387-92733-6 e-ISBN 978-0-387-92736-7 DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-92736-7 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009929205 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface to Volume 5
While the objective of the fifth volume in the series on Advances in Electromagnetic Fields in Living Systems remains the same as previous volumes, the editorial approach for this volume is to focus on a portion of the nonionizing electromagnetic radiation spectrum and a particular set of applications, namely, radio frequency (RF) and microwave and their use in cellular mobile communication devices and systems. This emphasis has prompted the insertion of the subtitle for this volume: Health Effects of Cell Phone Radiation. It is recommended that readers who desire a more fundamental understanding of RF electromagnetic interaction with biological systems examine chapters on related subjects in previous volumes of this series. The popularity and rapid deployment of wireless communication technology has led to increasing numbers of new devices and systems that emit RF electromagnetic energy. It has resulted in large numbers of individuals at the workplace or in the general public being exposed to RF fields. In most cases, the RF sources are in close proximity to the human body. The increased exposures at the workplace or in daily life have prompted the need for further research to evaluate RF safety and health implications. It is estimated that more than 3.5 billion people have access to cellular mobile telephones – nearly half of the world population, at present. Indeed, at the current rate of growth more of the world’s population will have access to mobile phone services than to electricity. However, exposure to RF electromagnetic fields is not limited to mobile or wireless communication; widespread applications of RF and microwave energy are found in RF article identification and surveillance, inductive heating devices and appliances
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