Title :
Electromagnetic Fields of Medical Sevices as Risk Factor for Medical Personnel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EMF, RAMS Inst. of Occupational Health, Moscow
Abstract :
Article is concerned to the problem of assessment of occupational exposition to EMF of medical personnel of physiotherapy departments. The results of measurements close to the appliances and in the whole room are shown. Confirming dangerous levels of EMF near apparatus the study also aims precise exposition evaluation in real conditions of work. An attempt to represent new method of examining of complex electromagnetic situation is made.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of fields; biomagnetism; biomedical equipment; occupational health; EMF occupational exposure assessment; electromagnetic field effects; medical personnel; medical services; physiotherapy department; risk factor; Electric variables measurement; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic measurements; Frequency estimation; Home appliances; Microwave devices; Microwave measurements; Occupational health; Personnel; Switches; EMF; hygiene; labor protection; physiotherapy;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Techniques, 2008. COMITE 2008. 14th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2137-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2138-1
DOI :
10.1109/COMITE.2008.4569939
