EMF Research Studies

Do the French Have a Cure for Cancer?

David M. Rorvik

RESEARCH INTO THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ON HUMAN BODY

HADUCH, S

The study was titled “Research into the influence of high frequency electromagnetic field on human body” and was conducted by Stanislaw Haduch and Stonislaw Baranski in 1960. Researchers examined peripheral blood by determining the number of erythrocytes and leukocytes and their percentage proportions. Exposed animals developed fever and died within a few days, with temperatures from 41.0 to 41.8°C.

In Vivo Probe Measurement Systems

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TRANSMISSION LOSS AND ANTENNA-BODY DISTANCE

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HYPERTHERMIC AND PATHOLOGIC EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION (350 Mc)

JOHN E. BOYSEN

BIOELECTROMAGNETICS - Instructions for Contributors

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ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION MONITOR – DATA SHEET

Narda Microwave Corporation

WAVETEK Model 178 Programmable Waveform Synthesizer

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Introducing the 545/548 Microwave Counters

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Detecting Microwave Radiation Hazards

Jaski

RADIO FREQUENCY HAZARDS

John Roman

Animal experiments have largely been performed using small fur-bearing animals such as mice, rabbits and dogs, but results are difficult to extrapolate to humans. The eye and the testis are the two body organs most seriously affected by heat. Due to overheating, the eye may develop opacities or cataracts, and these are irreversible, while damage to the testis induces temporary sterility.

MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE AND MICROWAVE POWER USING LIQUID CRYSTAL/OPTIC FIBER PROBES

T. C. Rozzell, C. C. Johnson, O. P. Gandhi

The temperature probe achieves a precision of +0.1°C when operated in voltage read-out mode. The power probe's voltage rate of change is proportional to microwave power level during the first 5 to 10 seconds of exposure.

DEEP VISCERAL HYPERTHERMIA IN MAN WITHOUT SURFACE TISSUE INJURY

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Researchers developed a new radio frequency device that allows uniform heating to any depth without surface injury. In 52 human tumors evaluated, temperatures above 42°C occurred in 81%, above 45°C in 44%, and above 50°C in 37%, while surface and adjacent normal tissues remained at physiologic temperatures. Previous methods caused surface burns in humans with thick subcutaneous tissue despite surface cooling.

GROWTH OF RATS AND MICE EXPOSED TO 60-HZ ELECTRIC FIELDS

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Researchers conducted eight experiments exposing juvenile and young adult rats and young adult mice to 60-Hz electric fields at 100 kV/m for 30 or 120 days. They measured body and organ weights, food and water consumption, metabolic rates, hormone levels, liver composition, bone growth, and blood chemistry. No reproducible significant differences were found in rats, and mice showed essentially the same parameters between exposed and sham-exposed groups.

DRUG STUDIES OF MWR EFFECTS ON THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER

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Researchers exposed rats to 1.3 GHz pulse-modulated microwave radiation for 3 hours daily over 2-3 weeks at SARs ranging from 0 to 2.6 mW/g. After exposure, they measured the time to loss of righting reflex following barbital injection and found no significant differences between exposed and control rats at SARs of 0.42, 0.96, and 2.6 mW/g. In a separate experiment, rats exposed at 2.6 mW/g for two weeks were injected with dopamine and tested on an open field; although defecation was more frequent in exposed rats, no significant differences in motor activity were observed.

EFFECTS OF A.C. MAGNETIC FIELD ON LYMPHOMA CELLS

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In vitro, YAC mouse lymphoma cells were exposed to 130 Gauss, 1950 H for 48 and 96 hours. At 48 hours, cells in the magnetic field increased 31% with 85% viability, while control cells increased 75% with 89% viability. At 96 hours, magnetic field cells increased 149% with 88% viability versus 318% with 84% viability in controls. In vivo, mice injected with YAC lymphoma cells were exposed to 1,000 Gauss, 60 H for 17 days, and the exposed group showed slower tumor onset and lower average tumor weight (2.06 g) than controls (3.1 g).

LOCALIZED RF HYPERTHERMIA ON HAMSTER CHEEK POUCH CARCINOMA

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ELECTROMAGNETIC HAZARDS IN SAFETY ZONE OF RADIO AND TV TRANSMITTERS

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A NONPERTURBING TEMPERATURE PROBE SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR HYPERTHERMIA MONITORING

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The probe uses a gallium arsenide sensor that absorbs near-infrared light at 907 nm, with absorption changing as temperature varies. The probe consists of 0.085-mm glass fibers for light transmission and reception, with a tip diameter smaller than a 25-gauge needle for tissue implantation. The system operates from 15°C to 55°C with a resolution of 0.01°C and absolute accuracy better than 0.1°C. An 8085 microprocessor controls up to six probes simultaneously, handling linearization, display, and calibration via a built-in calibrator or an external reference.

MODIFICATION OF THE EXTENDED BOUNDARY CONDITION METHOD FOR MODELS OF MAN AT AND ABOVE THE RESONANT FREQUENCY

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The extended-boundary-condition method (EBCM) has been used with prolate spheroid models of man and animals to generate much of the theoretical data used in the current dosimetry handbook. When large a/b ratios (typical of man) or large magnitude permittivities are used with the EBCM, the matrix becomes ill-conditioned, thus disallowing calculations above a certain maximum frequency. Researchers followed the algorithm of Golub and Reinsch to develop a FORTRAN program for inversion of ill-conditioned complex matrices, which appeared significantly more stable than standard matrix inversion procedures.

THRESHOLD VALUES FOR MAGNETO- AND ELECTROPHOSPHENES - A COMPARATIVE STUDY

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Researchers compared threshold values for magnetophosphenes and electrophosphenes in ten visually normal volunteers using magnetic flux densities up to 40 mT and electric currents up to 0.3 mA at frequencies from 10 to 50 Hz. Thresholds were measured at a retinal luminance of 3 cd/m2 under both broad-spectrum and 572 nm background illumination. The threshold curves were nearly identical up to about 20 Hz but diverged at higher frequencies. Magnetophosphene thresholds showed a local sensitivity minimum at 30-35 Hz that was not present in electrophosphene thresholds at any of three electrode sites.

MODIFICATION OF TAIL PINCH CONSUMMATORY BEHAVIOR BY MICROWAVE ENERGY EXPOSURE

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Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats averaging 293.7 grams were randomly assigned to three groups. Two groups were exposed to continuous wave microwave energy at 1200 mHz, one at 50 µW/cm² and the other at 125 µW/cm², while a third group received sham exposure. All rats were tested once a day for eight days using a double-blind procedure, and gnawing time, licking time, and total tail pinch time were recorded. Exposed rats showed significantly different response patterns from sham-exposed rats, while the exposed groups responded similarly.

STUDIES ON MICROWAVE AND BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER INTERACTIONS

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Evans blue dye was injected either intracarotidally or intravenously to detect barrier opening. Microwave exposure produced no Evans blue staining in the brain except in the pineal body, pituitary gland, and choroid plexus, which lack a barrier. One brain exposed to 5 mW/cm2 and another brain exposed to 40 mW/cm2 showed unilateral hemispherical staining in several brain regions after intracarotid dye injection.

ADRENOCORTICAL RESPONSE IN RATS EXPOSED TO 1.29 GHZ MICROWAVES

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Male Long-Evans rats were exposed to 1.29 GHz pulsed microwave radiation at 15 mW/cm² for 90 minutes in an anechoic chamber. The authors concluded that adrenocortical function is stimulated at a lower power density at 1.29 GHz than previously observed at 2.45 GHz.

Attempts to Cue Successful Escape From A Highly Intense Microwave Field by Photic Stimulation

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Researchers exposed groups of hooded rats to a 918-MHz microwave field at 60 mW/g and tested escape learning under four conditions. Escape was reinforced by immediate cessation of radiation when the rat entered a safe area, while a control group received faradic shock cessation. Rats given foot shock learned to escape rapidly, and rats with microwave cessation paired with a light cue also learned but more slowly. Rats exposed to microwave alone showed weak learning after 15 trials but did not differ statistically from rats that received only light cessation.