Dosimetric study of fetal exposure to uniform magnetic fields at 50 Hz
Liorni I et al · 2014
Researchers quantified fetal exposure to 50 Hz magnetic fields and found induced fields increased with gestational age but remained well below ICNIRP limits.
Plain English Summary
Numerical computations were performed on high-resolution pregnant models at 3, 7, and 9 months of gestational age. Fetal whole-body and tissue-specific induced electric fields and current densities were analyzed as a function of magnetic field polarization and gestational age. The study also analyzed induced field variation due to changes in fetal position and calculated uncertainty from grid resolution.
Why This Matters
A fetal exposure matrix was built at 50 Hz to investigate possible interaction mechanisms between ELF-MF and health risk. Maximum induced electric fields were found in skin and fat tissues at each gestational age. Fetal tissue-specific exposure was modified by gestational age and polarization, and changes in fetal position significantly altered induced electric fields in some tissues.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
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@article{liorni_i_et_al_september_2014_dosimetric_study_of_fetal_exposure_to_uniform_magnetic_fields_at_50_hz_bioelectromagnetics_ce1315,
author = {Liorni I et al},
title = {Dosimetric study of fetal exposure to uniform magnetic fields at 50 Hz},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.1002/bem.21878},
}