Table 4. Adjusted PD, micro SAR and temperature rise in thin and thick skin. PD, “micro” SAR and temperature rise in thin skin in the region of maximal absorption in the upper SS, the high SAR regions at the SS/SB boundary and the maximal absorption layer of the dead SC in the thick skin. The PD, SAR was adjusted for the maximum incident PD in the ICNIRP, (2013) [25] guidelines of 1 kWm-2. Temperature rise assumed ambient air temperatures of 22° and 35° C.
Simulation | Adj. 1 kWm-2 | Temperature Rise | ||||
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PD | SAR | PD | SAR | 22°C | 35°C | |
Thin Skin | Wm-2 | Wkg-1 | Wm-2 | Wkg-1 | °C | °C |
Upper Stratum Spinosum | 0.0054 | 0.045 | 2010 | 16980 | 0.010 | 0.012 |
Lower Stratum Spinosum | 0.020 | 0.020 | ||||
Spinosum/Basale boundary | 0.0015 | 0.015 | 565 | 7540 | 0.018 | 0.020 |
Thick Skin | ||||||
Stratum Corneum | 0.0027 | 0.0032 | 1000 | 12060 | 0.025 | 0.031 |