Electric and magnetic fields created by electrosurgical units

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-64

  Nelson, Robert Martin ^a   Ji, Howard ^b  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

^b CISCO SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antennas; Electric field measurement; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic interference; Magnetic field measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002383524     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/15.748138     Document Type: Article

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