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

被引：14

作者：

Hanada E. ^{[1
]}

Kodama K. ^{[3
]}

Takano K. ^{[1
,4
]}

Watanabe Y. ^{[5
]}

Nose Y. ^{[1
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Dept. of Medical Information Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

[2] Dept. Anesth. and Critical Care Med., Kyushu University Hospital.

[3] Dept. of Medical Information Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University.

[4] Department of Information Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering

来源：

Journal of Medical Systems | 2001年 / 25卷 / 4期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

关键词：

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

D O I：

10.1023/A:1010727220929

中图分类号：

学科分类号：

摘要：

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) with electronic medical equipment by radio waves from mobile telephone handsets has been reported and is currently receiving wide attention. The possibility of EMI with electronic medical equipment by radio waves coming into the hospital has also been pointed out. But so far, there are no reports measuring the frequency distribution of electric field intensity induced by incoming radio waves. Therefore, we measured electric field intensity induced by radio waves coming into our 11-floor hospital, which was under construction. The maximum intensity observed was about 200 V/m at 2.79 GHz, from airport surveillance radar waves. The maximum intensity induced by radio waves from cellular phone base stations was 1.78 V/m. These data show that various frequencies of radio waves are common in this urban area, and that they induce strong electric field intensity. This strong electric field intensity might cause EMI with electronic medical equipment. Measurement of the electromagnetic environment should be done by each hospital in urban areas to prevent EMI with electronic medical equipment.

引用

页码：257 / 267

页数：10

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