Journal of Microwave Power
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A Review
of Microwave Oven Safety [PDF] |
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J. M. Osepchuk 1978 13 1 13-26 |
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Abstract The microwave leakage .from
current microwave ovens, which are manufactured to meet government emission
standards, is reviewed. Typical leakage values imply
exposure values well below the most conservative exposure standards in the
world. A review of recent developments discloses increasingly stringent
government regulation along with advances in techniques for suppression of
microwave leakage. The nature of the leakage field is described and studies
relating emission to exposure are reviewed. Field survey data are reviewed
and it is found that the overwhelming majority of certified ovens in the
field show leakage well below permissible limits with an increasing degree of
certainty as time goes on. The conclusion is that
microwave ovens are not only just as safe as they were in 1973 but they are
being accepted as safe under essentially equivalent emission regulations in
various countries including those in Eastern Europe. |