Radiofrequency Radiation Dosimetry Handbook - Fourth Edition
Table 9.1. Summary of Electric-Current Effects on Humans (Guy and Chou, 1982)
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0.06-kHz Current
(mA) |
10.0-kHz Current
(mA) |
Spark Discharge
Energy |
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| Electric Shock |
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| No sensation |
Men |
0.4 |
7 |
|
| in hand |
Women |
0.3 |
5 |
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| Threshold of |
Men |
1.1 |
12 |
0.12mJ |
| perception |
Women |
0.7 |
8 |
C=1000 pF |
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|
V=350 V |
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| Shock - |
Men |
1.8 |
17 |
0.5-1.5 mJ |
| not painful |
Women |
1.2 |
11 |
C=1000 pF |
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|
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|
V=0.7-1.2 kV |
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| Painful shock; |
Men |
9.0 |
55 |
|
| muscle control |
Women |
6.0 |
37 |
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Children |
5.0 |
27 |
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| Painful shock; |
Men |
16.0 |
75 |
|
| let-go threshold |
Women |
10.5 |
50 |
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| Severe |
Men |
23.0 |
94 |
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| shock |
Women |
15.0 |
63 |
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Threshold for radiofrequency burns: 200 mA