DocumentCode
513609
Title
Biological radhazards — An overview
Author
Ramaswamy, S.R. ; Tanwar, V.S.
Author_Institution
Coll. of Eng. & Technol., TKR, Hyderabad, India
fYear
2006
fDate
23-24 Feb. 2006
Firstpage
445
Lastpage
446
Abstract
This paper gives an overview of the problems connected with Biological Radiation Hazards. The sources of electromagnetic energy from devices which are commonly used by Human beings in their daily life, the environment in which they live both in and outside buildings, the transportation vehicles they use and environment in their work place and those diagnostic equipments used to identify the causes of diseases are considered. This paper also discusses about the standards in this regard and suggests actions to be initiated to take care of the possible hazards that may be encountered by many in their daily life.
Keywords
biohazards; biological effects of radiation; biomedical equipment; diseases; electromagnetic waves; environmental factors; radiation protection; biological radhazards; biological radiation hazards; diagnostic equipments; diseases; electromagnetic energy; transportation vehicles; Blood pressure; Cancer; Cellular phones; Electromagnetic radiation; Eyes; Hazards; Humans; Microwave ovens; Mobile handsets; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
ElectroMagnetic Interference and Compatibility (INCEMIC), 2006 Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Bangalore
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5203-3
Type
conf
Filename
5419747
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