Thermal Imaging Study
We recently conducted a case study of the effects on the body whilst using a mobile phone to make a 10min phone call, below we detail our findings along with thermal images taken throughout the process.
Before:
| Our test subject, Claire was wearing a sleeveless shirt and her long hair was tied at the back of her head and fell over her shoulder. Two thermal images were taken. |
| 1 – Claire’s face, neck & chest |
2 – Claire’s right proile |
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| Her skin tone registered in the yellow/red range and her teeth in the blue/green range. Claire’s clothes register as blue/green on the image and her hair in the blue/purple range indicating cool temperature. |
During:
| Claire was asked to make a mobile phone call and, 5 minutes into the call, two further thermal images were taken… |
| 3 – Claire’s face, neck & chest |
4 – Claire’s right proile |
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| Both images show a temperature increase by the expanded area of red around the nasal area, neck and chest. |
After:
| After a total of 10minutes, the mobile phone call was ended and a further 3 thermal images were taken of Claire… |
| 5 – Claire’s face, neck & chest |
6 – Claire’s right proile |
7 – Claire’s left profile |
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| The areas of red around the face neck and chest have spread with temperatures rising, there is a also a distinct increase in temperature with the white color featuring prominently around the ear, cheek and side of the neck. The left profile shows a marked difference in colour range/temperature from the right profile image. |
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