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. 2022 Apr 26;113(2):e2022016. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v113i2.12636

Table 3.

Summary of the occupational EMF installations measured [9, 15, 35].

Installation Field range Occupational overexposure g.p. overexposure Operating conditions Hazard
NMR Static NO YES Normal Pacemaker interference
Projectile risk
MRI 1.5T Static, RF, ELF NO YES Normal Pacemaker/implants interference
Projectile risk
MRI 3T Static, RF, ELF YES YES Mainly maintenance Pacemaker/implants interference
Projectile risk
Electrostimulation
Railway ELF NO NO Normal
FM Broadcasting RF NO YES Normal
AM Broadcasting RF YES YES Normal Burns
RF plasma generator RF YES YES Maintenance Burns
Port bridge cranes ELF NO NO Normal
MIG welding ELF NO NO Normal
Industrial furnace ELF NO YES Normal
Industrial motors ELF NO YES Normal
Industial Electrolysis ELF, Static NO YES Normal Pacemaker interference
Projectile risk
Power plants ELF YES YES Normal Electrostimulation
Power Substations ELF NO NO Normal
Physiotherapy diathermy RF NO YES Normal
Common work office ELF, RF NO NO Normal

NMR: Nuclear magnetic resonance, Static: 0 Hz, g.p.: general public