Safety Checkpoints

We have demonstrated an approach for assessing the power densities radiated by security scanners and described in detail a methodology for simulating the resulting heat transfer to the human skin. We have also illustrated a simple and practical measurement setup based on the illumination of a gel phantom with millimeter-wave radiation and temperature measurements based on thermal imaging. The measurements show that the simulations are realistic and, therefore, can be used to predict the heat transfer to the human skin. Further work on simulations and measurements, e.g., related to the heating of the eyes, are intended.