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Minimal-SAR RF pulse optimization for parallel transmission in MRI.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2008

This engineering study presents an optimization framework to design RF pulses for parallel transmission MRI with the goal of minimizing SAR. Using computer simulations of a 4-channel system, the authors report significant SAR reduction while maintaining excitation pattern quality and without increasing pulse…

New functions developed for ICU/CCU remote monitoring system using a 3G mobile phone and evaluations of the system.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2008

This conference paper describes development of new functions for an ICU/CCU remote monitoring system that uses a 3G mobile phone. The authors state that evaluations were performed on several different mobile phones and suggest the system has accuracy and real-time performance suitable for hospital adoption. The…

Development of a cell phone-based video streaming system for persons with early stage Alzheimer's disease.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2008

This conference paper reports early development of a cell phone-based video streaming system to deliver video reminders for people with early dementia. Carers can record and schedule reminders remotely via a computer and webcam. A first prototype was implemented, with an initial field trial scheduled and a larger…

Chemotherapy side-effect management using mobile phones.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2008

This conference paper describes a mobile-phone telemedicine system for managing chemotherapy side-effects at home using symptom diaries and automated alerts to nurses. Six patients used the system for two cycles of oral chemotherapy. The abstract reports two instances where moderate symptoms deteriorated to more…

Electromagnetic interference to infusion pumps. Update2008 from GSM mobile phones.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2008

This engineering study updates a prior (2005) survey on electromagnetic interference (EMI) affecting infusion pumps and extends testing to DECT phones and WiFi terminals. It reports a reduced failure rate for GSM phone exposure compared with 2005 (58% to 30%). The authors report that WiFi and DECT did not pose a real…

Radiofrequency dosimetry in subjects implanted with metallic straight wires: a numerical study.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2008

This numerical FDTD study modeled RF exposure at 900 and 1800 MHz in tissue containing thin metallic straight wire implants. The model indicates that the wire can substantially increase local SAR, creating high SAR gradients. Despite this, the authors report that exposures below current safe levels resulted in…

Combined effect of temperature and pulsed electric fields on apple juice peroxidase and polyphenoloxidase inactivation.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2008

This laboratory study evaluated pulsed electric fields (PEF) combined with preheating to inactivate peroxidase (POD) and polyphenoloxidase (PPO) in freshly prepared apple juice. The highest reported inactivation occurred with preheating to 50°C and PEF at 40 kV/cm for 100 μs, exceeding the reductions seen with…

In-line application of electric field in capillary separation systems: Joule heating, pH and conductivity.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2008

This engineering study investigated factors affecting current when an electric field is applied in-line in a capillary separation system. Temperature measurements and a replicated cooling setup were used to estimate Joule heating effects, which were reported to be relatively small. In contrast, significant pH shifts…

A benzene-core trinuclear GdIII complex: towards the optimization of relaxivity for MRI contrast agent applications at high magnetic field.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2008

This chemistry/engineering study reports the synthesis and NMR/MRI-relevant characterization of a trinuclear Gd(III) chelate intended for high-field MRI contrast applications. Using 17O NMR and proton relaxivity across multiple fields and temperatures, the authors infer bishydration, quantify water exchange and…

Microscopic observation of living cells during their exposure to modulated electromagnetic fields.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2008

This paper describes an exposure and microscopy system designed to continuously observe living cells during exposure to modulated RF-EMF similar to mobile phone signals. Using protocols where the same cells serve as controls before and after exposure, the system was validated with endocytosis measurements. Under 900…

Ultrastructural alterations and occurrence of apoptosis in developing follicles exposed to low frequency electromagnetic field in rat ovary.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2007

This animal study examined rat ovaries after chronic exposure to a 3 mT low-frequency electromagnetic field for 4 hours per day over 4 months. Using TEM and TUNEL, the authors report ultrastructural alterations in oocytes and more frequent apoptosis-associated changes in granulosa and corona radiata cells versus…

COPD - endurance training via mobile phone.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2007

This paper describes a system intended to encourage daily walking exercise in people with COPD. During home exercise, the platform sends SMS messages to the patient's mobile phone indicating the target exercise intensity (linked to music tempo). The abstract does not report any findings about health outcomes or…

Exposure to an additional alternating magnetic field affects comb building by worker hornets.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2007

This animal study reports that exposing worker oriental hornets in an artificial breeding box to an additional 50 Hz magnetic field (50–70 mGauss) altered comb construction compared with controls under only the terrestrial magnetic field. The abstract describes fewer cells and eggs, more deformed cell geometry, and…

[The impact of treatment by extremely low frequency magnetic fields on the electropotentials in an oral cavity and some chemical elements content in saliva].

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2007

This study reports measurements in 25 dental patients treated with the Viofor JPS system using extremely low frequency magnetic fields. Following a series of treatments, oral cavity electropotentials decreased and saliva pH increased. Copper levels in non-stimulated saliva decreased, while other measured elements…

[Effect of Earth magnetic field on circadian rhythm of total antioxidant capacity of human saliva in the North].

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2007

This paper reports observations in northern inhabitants relating geomagnetic conditions to circadian rhythm patterns in saliva total antioxidant capacity. It states that the amplitude of the circadian rhythm decreases during both increased geomagnetic activity and magnetic calm, with the most favorable rhythm display…

Dependence of RF heating on SAR and implant position in a 1.5T MR system.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2007

This phantom study measured RF-induced heating of a stainless steel humerus implant during 1.5T MR imaging while varying SAR, implant angle to B0, and implant position in the RF coil. Temperature rise at implant tips increased linearly with SAR, with larger rises when the implant was parallel to B0. Heating decreased…

Charge and current neutralization of an ion-beam pulse propagating in a background plasma along a solenoidal magnetic field.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2007

This paper reports analytical theory on how a small solenoidal magnetic field affects an ion-beam pulse propagating through background plasma. The authors predict enhanced self-electric and self-magnetic fields under a resonance-like condition (omegace ≈ omegape beta_b) attributed to a dynamo effect. The combined…

Magnetic field switching between the two orbital-ordered states in DyVO3.

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2007

This Physical Review Letters study investigates phase competition between spin- and orbital-ordered states in a DyVO3 single crystal. The abstract reports reentrant temperature-driven transitions in spin ordering and orbital ordering. It also reports that an applied magnetic field can switch between orbital-ordered…

Headaches from cellular telephones: are they real and what are the implications?

Research RF Safe Research Library Mar 1, 1998

This review discusses reports of headaches occurring with hand-held cellular telephone use and argues they are likely real and attributable to telephone emissions. It points to earlier reports of headaches from low-intensity microwave exposure and proposes biological plausibility via effects on the blood-brain…

Biological effects of extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields: a review

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 1977

This review summarizes reported biological effects of extremely low frequency (ELF) electric and magnetic fields, describing them as significant and often acting as stressors. Reported outcomes include metabolic, hormonal, and body weight changes in rodents, lethality at high exposure levels in mice and insects, and…

Evaluation of Electrochemical Information Transfer System: I . Effect of Electric Fields on Living Organisms

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 1976

This 1976 animal study evaluated the effects of weak ELF electric fields similar to those associated with Project Seafarer on mice. The abstract reports that electric field exposure acted as a biological stressor, with effects involving the central nervous and endocrine systems. It is presented as part of broader…

Bibliography of reported biological phenomena ("effects") and clinical manifestations attributed to microwave and radio-frequency radiation

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 1971

This item is a bibliography of reported biological phenomena and clinical manifestations attributed to radio-frequency and microwave radiation. It compiles over 2000 references published up to June 1971, with supplemental listings through Nov. 21, 1971, and gives particular attention to reported effects in humans.…

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