1st Edition

Nonthermal Mechanism of Low-Level Microwave Effect on the Human Brain

By Hiie Hinrikus Copyright 2026
196 Pages 56 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

196 Pages 56 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book presents a systematic description of the physical mechanisms and properties of low-level microwave radiation effects. It introduces the concept of nonthermal mechanism of microwave radiation effects, with special reference to the nonlinearity of neurophysiological and biological processes. With insights into electromagnetism, bioelectromagnetism, and nonlinear dynamics, this... Read more

Part 1: Basic knowledge about electromagnetism and bioelectromagnetism  1. Electromagnetic fields: fundamental laws of electromagnetism and properties of the fields  2. Electromagnetic radiation and harmonic coherent waves in an inhomogeneous medium  3. Electromagnetic waves in the human body: dielectric polarization of living tissues and wave propagation in the multilayered body  4. Bioelectromagnetic nature of the brain: from the neuronal to the system level  Part 2: Understanding the mechanism of low-level microwave radiation effect: from the principles of electromagnetism to experimental results  5. The physical mechanisms of low-level microwave radiation effects  6. Effect of microwave radiation on the human brain  Part 3: Biological and health effects of environmental microwave radiation and health protection limits  7. Biological and health effects: assessment of certainty, carcinogenicity, and medical application  8. The limits of health protection and the levels of radiofrequency radiation in a living environment

Biography

Hiie Hinrikus was born in the Republic of Estonia in 1934. She received her primary and secondary education in Tallinn, Estonia. Afterwards, she was educated in Physics, with a specialty in Radiophysics, at the Lomonosov Moscow State University. Her diploma work at the Sector of Radio Astronomy of the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR was related to the sensitivity of microwave radiometers. She completed her doctoral studies, investigating noise in masers at the USSR National Institute of Physical-Technical and Radio-Technical Measurements in the Moscow Region and received a PhD in Radiophysics.