Operations and management of government-owned - contractor-operated microwave exposure facility. Volume 1. Effects of high-power pulsed microwaves on rats responding at high, moderate, and low response rates. Final report, 3 January 1985-2 January 1988

Technical Report · Sun Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6615030

Akyel, Y; Hunt, E; Bates, F; Gambrill, C; Vargas, C A

In recent years, the relationship between high-peak-power microwave irradiation and biological systems has generated considerable interest. The relative effects of microwave fields are a function of the exposure fields power density, and specific absorption rate (SAR). Behavior is just as important a determinant of change as is the RF field itself, however, sufficient characterization and comparison requires an analysis that extends over a range of behavior. After training established stable baseline levels, rats were tested pre- and post-exposure for various microwave dose levels (including sham exposure). Analysis of cumulative response records and video-taped exposures failed to show any effects other than thermal for the various pulsed exposures when compared with equivalent average power exposures. This included the highest dose level (108W) which raised the rat's core temperatures up to 2.9 degrees C, and disrupted all activity. However, after approximately 10 minutes, an average decrease of 1.8 degrees allowed the animals to resume their schedules.

• Research Organization: ERCI, Inc., Fairfax, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6615030
• Report Number(s): AD-A-197114/2/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also Volume 2, AD-A197 115
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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