TABLE 3.
Different tier levels and the resulting modeling uncertainties and safety factors for CP mode
| Tier level |
Modeling uncertainty |
Inter subject variation |
Power monitoring uncertainty |
Safety factor | Additional scaling factor |
Simulated pSAR |
Corrected pSAR |
Power limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | - | - | - | Not applicable | - | - | For 8 W Pin, peak SAR: 800 W/kg. | 0.025 W/channel |
| Tier 2 | 21% | 27% | 12% | 1.4 | 2 | 2.7 W/kg | 7.6 W/kg | 2.6 W/channel |
Abbreviations: CP, circularly polarized; pSAR, peak local specific absorption rate.