• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1017-1026
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• 2013

Mobi-Kids 연구의 노출량 평가 분야에는 4개국이 참여하고 있다. 각 국은 해당 지역 또는 자국의 통신 환경 및 통신 방식 등을 고려하여 평가를 수행하고, 그 결과는 휴대전화로부터 복사되는 무선주파수 및 극저주파수의 어린이 및 청소년 노출에 대한 중추신경계 발암 영향을 평가하기 위해 환자-대조군 대상자의 누적 노출량 평가에 활용된다. 본 논문에서는 Mobi-Kids 연구의 노출량 평가 프로토콜에 따라 과거 약 10년간 우리나라에서 사용해온 휴대전화의 노출 유형을 분석한다. 국내 출시 휴대전화 모델 조사, 그 결과를 바탕으로 한 노출 유형 분류, 수치해석적 대표 휴대전화 설계 방법, 그리고 휴대전화의 ELF 복사 측정 등을 주요 내용으로 한다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.182-190
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• 2015

Objectives: To introduce a protocol of Mobi-kids study which was aimed to examine an association between radiofrequency (RF) radiation exposure by mobile phone use and brain tumor risk in children and adolescents. Methods: The Mobi-kids study was a multinational matched case control study using a standardized protocol with the number of subjects targeted about 1,000 cases and 2,000 controls aged 10 to 24. In Mobi-Kids Korea, the source population was restricted to Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi-do province. Eligible cases of primary brain tumor (glioma, meningioma, and others) were diagnosed from January 2012 to June 2015. Eligible controls were appendicitis patients operated during the study period. Two controls were matched on age, gender, and study region for 1 case. Information about pattern and history of mobile phone use and other covariates were obtained by face to face interview by trained interviewer. The Mobi-kids study has been involved in Mobi-expo as a validation study about mobile phone use, XGridmaster to localize tumor in the brain for RF energy calculation, and histological review for validation of diagnosis. Results: The Mobi-kids was the first and largest study in children and adolescents to estimate risk of brain tumor in association with the RF energy absorption in the brain estimated by mobile phone use. Forty-six-cases and 54 controls were collected as of September 2014 in Korea. Conclusions: The meaningful results of the study were expected because of the largest sample size, high validity of EMF exposure assessment as well as the susceptible study populationof children and adolescents.