RFID in healthcare environment: Electromagnetic compatibility regulatory issues

2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 352-355

  Censi, Federica ^a   Calcagnini, Giovanni ^a   Mattei, Eugenio ^a   Triventi, Michele ^a   Bartolini, Pietro ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE; HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS; MEDICAL DEVICES; PATIENT CARE; POTENTIAL RISKS; REGULATORY ISSUES; WIRELESS DEVICES; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; ELECTROMAGNETISM; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; WI-FI; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; DEVICE SAFETY; DEVICES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; STANDARD; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 78650805335     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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