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Journal of Microwave Power
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Effect
of Microwaves on the Rabbit Eye [PDF] |
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L. Birenbaum,
S. W. Rosenthal, H.
Schmidt and M. M. Zaret 1969 4 4 232-243 |
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Abstract Experiments are described in which the eyes of
anesthetized rabbits were exposed at discrete frequencies in the range of 0.8
- 6.3 GHz. One eye of each animal was irradiated once, and the subsequent
effects observed with specific emphasis on lens injuries. This work, done
over a five-year period, gives results that compare the cataractogenic
thresholds of CW and pulsed power at 5.5 GHz, determine the threshold ocular
response to 0.8 GHz, and suggest how lens injury depends on the frequency of
microwave power entering the eye. A simple coaxial adaptor that provided a
means of achieving broadband exposures is described. In addition, similar
work, done at 70 GHz with CW power, suggests the nature of the response of
the eye to millimeter wave radiation. |
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