A novel method to prevent secondary exposure of medical and rescue personnel to toxic materials under biochemical hazard conditions using microwave radar and infrared thermography

Author

Matsui, Takemi ; Hagisawa, Kousuke ; Ishizuka, Toshiaki ; Takase, Bonpei ; Ishihara, Masayuki ; Kikuchi, Makoto

Author_Institution

Res. Inst., Nat. Defense Med. Coll., Namiki, Japan

Volume

51

Issue

12

fYear

2004

Firstpage

2184

Lastpage

2188

Abstract

In order to prevent secondary exposure of medical personnel to toxic materials under biochemical hazard conditions, we performed a noncontact determination of exposure to toxic conditions via 1215-MHz microwave radar and thermography. A toxic condition was induced by intravenous administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in rabbits. The exposure to LPS was determined by linear discriminant analysis using noncontact derived variables.

Keywords

biomedical optical imaging; infrared imaging; microwave detectors; radiation monitoring; radiation protection; 1215 MHz; biochemical hazard conditions; infrared thermography; linear discriminant analysis; lipopolysaccharide; medical personnel; microwave radar; noncontact toxic exposure determination; rabbits; rescue personnel; secondary exposure prevention; toxic materials; Biological materials; Biomedical materials; Hazardous materials; Hazards; Heart rate measurement; Linear discriminant analysis; Medical diagnostic imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Personnel; Radar antennas; Infectious organisms; infrared thermography; linear discriminant analysis; microwave radar; noncontact determination; toxic chemicals; Animals; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Feasibility Studies; Hazardous Substances; Infrared Rays; Lipopolysaccharides; Male; Microwaves; Occupational Exposure; Rabbits; Risk Assessment; Thermography; Toxicity Tests;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9294

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBME.2004.834250

Filename

1360038