Biological and Medical Aspects of Electromagnetic Fields

Series:
Handbook of Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, 3Ed
Published:
October 24, 2006 by CRC Press - 480 Pages
Editor(s):
Frank S. Barnes, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA; Ben Greenebaum, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, USA

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ISBN 9780849395383
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Features

  • Reviews the recent results of epidemiological studies for both EM and radio frequency (RF) exposures
  • Includes expanded reviews of the effects of extra-low frequencies (ELF) and RF fields—including electric shock and trauma—on cells and tissues, animals, and humans
  • Adds specific medical applications of ELF and RF fields, particularly in bone and tissue engineering
  • Introduces new material on electroporation and RF imaging
  • Reviews some current exposure standards, the standard-setting process, and the precautionary principle

    • Summary

    Biological and Medical Aspects of Electromagnetic Fields examines potential health hazards, exposure standards, and medical applications of electromagnetic (EM) fields.

    The second volume in the bestselling and newly revisedHandbook of Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, Third Edition, this book draws from the latest studies on the effects of exposure to electric and magnetic fields. In addition to extensive reviews of physiological effects, the book contains now separate reviews of behavioral and cognitive responses to various exposures. The book also describes an approach to setting standards for exposure limits and explores a few of the beneficial uses of EM fields in medical applications, both diagnostics and in treatment.

    Biological and Medical Aspects of Electromagnetic Fields provides a practical overview of the experiments and methods used to observe ELF and RF fields and the possible useful and hazardous implications of these observations.

    Table of Contents

    Effects of Radiofrequency and Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field Radiation on Cells of the Immune System; T. Paunesku and G.E. Woloschak
    Evaluation of the Toxicity and Potential Oncogenicity of Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields in Experimental Animal Model Systems; D.L. McCormick
    Interaction of Nonmodulated and Pulse-Modulated Radio Frequency Fields with Living Matter: Experimental Results; S.M. Michaelson, E.C. Elson, and L.E. Anderson
    Behavioral and Cognitive Effects of Electromagnetic Field Exposures; S.A. Johnston and J.A. D’Andrea
    Thermoregulation in the Presence of Radio Frequency Fields; D. Black
    Epidemiologic Studies of Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field; L. Kheifets and R. Shimkhada
    Epidemiological Studies of Radio Frequency Fields; M. Feychting
    EMF Standards for Human Health; E. van Deventer, D. Simunic, and M.Repacholi
    Electroporation; J.C. Weaver and Y. Chizmadzhev
    Electrical Shock Trauma; R.C. Lee, E. Bodnar, P. Betala, and S. Blom-Eberwein
    Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications of Time-Varying and Static Magnetic Fields; A.A. Pilla
    Therapeutic Heating Applications of Radio Frequency Energy; C-K. Chou

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