Proceedings of the KIEE Conference (대한전기학회:학술대회논문집)

The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers (대한전기학회)
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Research of operators and patients exposed to electromagnetic field in the hospital

병원에서의 환자, 의료진의 전자파 노출 실태 조사

  • 지효철 (연세대학교 생체공학협동과정) ;
  • 홍현기 (연세대학교 생체공학협동과정) ;
  • 김성우 (연세대학교 생체공학협동과정) ;
  • 이주형 (연세대학교 생체공학협동과정) ;
  • 김덕원 (연세대학교 의과대학 의학공학교실)
  • Published : 2007.04.27
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Abstract

In this study, electromagnetic fields emitted from the various environment in the hospital were measured. Measurement spot was patients' head. To monitor how much magnetic fields are emitting from operation room, monitoring device was attached to 19 anesthesiologist and monitoring lasted 8 hours. We also took a measurement from various medical devices. Devices include ESWL, PET, MRI, CT, Gamma knife, X-ray, Angiogram, Echocardiogram, Upper GI and Linear Accelerator. Electromagnetic fields were measured from 10 spots from each of 5 patient waiting room. As a results, there were no places showing risk of high exposure. All the measurement values were below the reference levels for general public exposure to time varying electric and magnetic fields which is issued by ICNIRP.

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