Exposure Evaluation

Since its establishment in 1999, the IT'IS Foundation has been at the forefront of developing instrumentation, methods, and procedures for international standards in EMF exposure assessment and health risk assessments. For wireless mobile devices, typically the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the parameter of interest. Together with SPEAG, IT'IS developed the first commercial SAR test system, and has been a key member in developing SAR standards for the full range of wireless communication devices.

The group’s exposure assessment laboratories are equipped with the most advanced tools including the cSAR3D (left/right/flat/quad), the latest DASY8 RX90L with all modules, and a wide range of specialized probes. With more than 100 SemCAD/Sim4Life licenses, including the Virtual Population 3.x/4.x and multiple animal models, and several High Performance Computers (HPC) ranging from Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) clusters to supercomputers, our interdisciplinary research team can tackle highly specific and complex research tasks with superior innovation and efficiency – while ensuring compliance to national and international standards.

• Created SAR test reports compliant with all international SAR test standards and national guidelines (IEC 62209-1528, IEEE 1528, FCC, KCC, CE, etc.);
• Performed exposure assessment of prototype smart watches in collaboration with manufacturers;
• Evaluated worst-case exposure of a roadside antenna for Swisscom (made available online: parts 1 and 2);
• Evaluated face-worn wireless devices, including the development and validation of customized phantoms;
• Performed various customized research projects involving in- and on-body antennas, 5G exposure evaluations, and wireless power transfer technologies.

Complementing our experimental exposure measurements, IT'IS is able to design, perform and validate multi-parameter simulations to determine SAR compliance in a variety of exposure cases using detailed anatomical models such as the Virtual Population; vast parameter spaces can be screened cost-effectively to find worst-case exposure conditions. For example, the sample space of varying input power, antenna position, and BMI of subject can be fully explored to identify worst-case exposure conditions for full analysis. IT'IS specializes in exposure assessments of complex, non-standard devices and use cases, such as large devices, wearables, implanted, electrically small antennas, or systems with multiple configurations and simultaneous transmission modes. IT'IS is committed to exploring the frontiers of simulation aided, experimentally validated exposure assessment together with potential partners.

We look forward to discussing with you how we can best support your R&D initiatives and regulatory submissions – simply call us at +41 44 245 96 96 or send us an email at customized@itis.swiss.