Title : 
Estimations for Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers EMI from cellular radios in narrow space multi reflection environments
         
        
            Author : 
Hikage, Takashi ; Harris, Louis Ray ; Nojima, Toshio ; Ally, Simba ; Watanabe, Shigetaka
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The reason for this study being done is to make an accurate estimate of how the electromagnetic field (EMF) is distributed in environments which are almost completely surrounded by conductive surfaces. Some examples of these types of environments are train carriages, elevators and airplanes. Upon analysis of the results, it would then be possible to investigate in further detail the likelihood of there being any effects by electromagnetic interference (EMI) on implantable cardiac pacemakers in these kinds of environments, commonly referred to as semi-echoic environments.
         
        
            Keywords : 
cellular radio; electromagnetic fields; pacemakers; radiofrequency interference; cellular radios; conductive surfaces; electromagnetic field; electromagnetic interference; implantable cardiac pacemakers EMI; narrow space multi reflection environments; semi-echoic environments; Electromagnetic interference; Elevators; Finite difference methods; Histograms; Humans; Imaging phantoms; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Pacemakers; Reflection; Time domain analysis;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Electromagnetic Compatibility and 19th International Zurich Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2008. APEMC 2008. Asia-Pacific Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Singapore
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-981-08-0629-3
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-981-08-0629-3
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/APEMC.2008.4559828