Three Dimensional Safety Distance Analysis around a Cellular Base Station

The safety distance concept is widely used in the installation of cellular base stations to define a radiation hazard zone around the periphery of the base station. In this paper, three dimensional safety distance analysis around a specific cellular base station is carried out using ray optic techniques with the diffraction theory included. The calculated electric field equivalent to health limit is plotted in a contour line form to illustrate the safety distance around the base station. The resulting plots illustrate the radiation hazard areas.