Journal of Radiation Safety and Measurement

Journal of Radiation Safety and Measurement

Statistical comparison of microwave radiation leakage around the microwave ovens imported in Iran between 2005 and 2009

Authors
majid zamani
ehsan Rahimian Mohammadi
10.22052/1.2.1
Abstract
According to radiation protection regulations, microwave radiation intensity should not exceed general public exposure limit defined in "Iranian Standard-Non ionizing radiation-exposure limits". Based on this standard, exposure limit for microwave ovens, which work at 2450 MHz, is 1mW/cm2. By implementing such standard, about 575 imported ovens, including different models and brands were tested and categorized to four groups A, B, C, D based on the maximum microwave radiation around the oven. Microwave leakage for A, B, C groups were measured to be less than or equal to 0.1, 0.3, 0.5mW/cm2respectively but for group D was more than 0.5mW/cm2 .Result are presented and compared.
Keywords
Microwave radiation
Microwave oven
Exposure limit
Microwave leakage
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Journal of Radiation Safety and Measurement
Volume 2, Issue 1
Spring 2013
Pages 1-4