Abstract
So-called “dose”, as a notion applied to human exposures to electric field at power frequency, is so far based on the following definition1
where Eo is the unperturbed field in r.m.s. value and T represents the persistence time (variable t) in this field.
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Lattarulo, F. (1985). Dosimetric Probes and Concept of Dose for Power Frequency Electric Field Exposures. In: Grandolfo, M., Michaelson, S.M., Rindi, A. (eds) Biological Effects and Dosimetry of Static and ELF Electromagnetic Fields. Ettore Majorana International Science Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2099-9_11
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