Review Article

Past Results, Present Trends, and Future Challenges in Intrabody Communication

Table 3

Basic ICNIRP guideline limits for time-varying electromagnetic fields.

Exposure characteristics Frequency rangeCurrent density
(mA/m2)
Internal electric field (V/m)Whole-body average SAR
(W/kg)
Local SAR (head and torso)
(W/kg)
Local SAR (limbs)
(W/kg)

Occupational exposure10 kHz to 100 kHz---
100 kHz to 10 MHz0.41020
10 MHz to 10 GHz--0.41020

Public exposure10 kHz to 100 kHz---
100 kHz to 10 MHz0.0824
10 MHz to 10 GHz--0.0824