Possible electromagnetic interference with electronic medical equipment by radio waves coming from outside the hospital

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 257-267

  Hanada, Eisuke ^a   Kodama, Kenji ^b   Takano, Kyoko ^c   Watanabe, Yoshiaki ^d   Nose, Yoshiaki ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

electric field intensity; electromagnetic environment; electromagnetic interference; incoming radio waves; mobile telecommunication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRONICS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MOBILE PHONE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; URBAN AREA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; POWER SUPPLY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TELEPHONE; URBAN POPULATION;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GUIDELINES; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; JAPAN; RADIO WAVES; TELEPHONE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035430158     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010727220929     Document Type: Article

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