Electromagnetic Interaction with Biological Systems

James Lin (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

300 Seiten

2012 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4684-8061-0 (ISBN)

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Ever since the early 1940's, electromagnetic energy in the nonionizing spectrum has contributed to the enhanced quality of life in a variety of ways. Aside from their well-known roles in communication, entertainment, industry and science, electromagnetic energy has come into wide spread use in biology and medicine. In addition to the intended purposes, these energies produce other effects which have been shown to influence the life processes of living organisms. It is noteworthy that these energies are not only harmless in ordinary quantities but are actually necessary for modern life, indeed without which life as we know it would be impossible. The purpose of this book is to present a succinct summary of the interaction of electromagnetic fields and waves with biological systems as they are now known. The subject matter is interdisciplinary and is based primarily on presentations scheduled for a joint symposium at the XXII General Assembly of the International Union of Radio Science, held in Tel Aviv, Israel from Tuesday, August 25 to Wednesday, September 2, 1987. The symposium was jointly sponsored by the Bioelectromagnetics Society in cooperation with the International Radiation Protection Association. The choice of topics was made to facilitate the application and to stimulate the use of nonioni zing electromagnetic energy in biology and medicine, and to increase the awareness and to promote the consideration of radiation safety by electrical engineers and experimental physicists.

I Medical Diagnostics and Therapy.- Microwave Noninvasive Sensing of Physiological Signatures.- Microwave Radiometry and Thermography.- Progress in Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Medical Diagnosis.- Technical and Clinical Advances in Hyperthermia Treatment of Cancer.- II Biological Effects and Mechanisms.- Biological Responses to Static and Time-Varying Magnetic Fields.- Biological Effects of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation.- Biological Responses to Microwave Radiation: Reproduction, Development and Immunology.- Pulsed Radiofrequency Field Effects in Biological Systems.- Physical Mechanisms for Electromagnetic Interaction With Biological Systems.- III Safety Guides and Rationales.- Protection Guides for RF Radiations: Recent Developments in the U.S.A..- Eastern European RF Protection Guides and Rationales.- Western European Population and Occupational RF Protection Guides.- Canadian and Other National RF Protection Guides.- International Health Criteria Documents and Guidelines for Electromagnetic Fields.- Panel Discussion on Standards.- Contributors.

Zusatzinfo	VIII, 300 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
ISBN-10	1-4684-8061-8 / 1468480618
ISBN-13	978-1-4684-8061-0 / 9781468480610
Zustand	Neuware