PMID- 24089662
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140603
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 2314-6141 (Electronic)
IS  - 2314-6133 (Print)
VI  - 2013
DP  - 2013
TI  - An assessment of hazards caused by electromagnetic interaction on humans present 
      near short-wave physiotherapeutic devices of various types including hazards for 
      users of electronic active implantable medical devices (AIMD).
PG  - 150143
LID - 10.1155/2013/150143 [doi]
LID - 150143
AB  - Leakage of electromagnetic fields (EMF) from short-wave radiofrequency 
      physiotherapeutic diathermies (SWDs) may cause health and safety hazards 
      affecting unintentionally exposed workers (W) or general public (GP) members 
      (assisting patient exposed during treatment or presenting there for other 
      reasons). Increasing use of electronic active implantable medical devices 
      (AIMDs), by patients, attendants, and workers, needs attention because 
      dysfunctions of these devices may be caused by electromagnetic interactions. EMF 
      emitted by 12 SWDs (with capacitive or inductive applicators) were assessed 
      following international guidelines on protection against EMF exposure 
      (International Commission on Nonionizing Radiation Protection for GP and W, new 
      European directive 2013/35/EU for W, European Recommendation for GP, and European 
      Standard EN 50527-1 for AIMD users). Direct EMF hazards for humans near inductive 
      applicators were identified at a distance not exceeding 45 cm for W or 62 cm for 
      GP, but for AIMD users up to 90 cm (twice longer than that for W and 50% longer 
      than that for GP because EMF is pulsed modulated). Near capacitive applicators 
      emitting continuous wave, the corresponding distances were: 120 cm for W or 
      150 cm for both-GP or AIMD users. This assessment does not cover patients who 
      undergo SWD treatment (but it is usually recommended for AIMD users to be careful 
      with EMF treatment).
FAU - Karpowicz, Jolanta
AU  - Karpowicz J
AD  - Laboratory of Electromagnetic Hazards, Central Institute for Labour 
      Protection-National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB), Ulica Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 
      Warszawa, Poland.
FAU - Gryz, Krzysztof
AU  - Gryz K
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20130908
PL  - United States
TA  - Biomed Res Int
JT  - BioMed research international
JID - 101600173
SB  - IM
MH  - *Electromagnetic Phenomena
MH  - Humans
MH  - Physical Therapy Modalities/*adverse effects
MH  - Prostheses and Implants/adverse effects
MH  - Short-Wave Therapy/*adverse effects
PMC - PMC3780475
EDAT- 2013/10/04 06:00
MHDA- 2014/06/04 06:00
PMCR- 2013/09/08
CRDT- 2013/10/04 06:00
PHST- 2013/04/30 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/07/30 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2013/08/05 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/10/04 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/10/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/06/04 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2013/09/08 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2013/150143 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:150143. doi: 10.1155/2013/150143. Epub 2013 Sep 8.