Electromagnetic compatibility management of wireless transceivers in electromagnetic interference sensitive medical environments

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 218-224

  Bit Babik, Giorgi ^a   Morrissey, Joseph J ^a   Faraone, Antonio ^a   Balzano, Quirino ^b  

^a MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Equipment and supplies; Interference management; Medical equipment

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MOBILE PHONE; MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIO; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 35349021557     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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