Therapeutic staff exposure to magnetic field pulses during TMS/rTMS treatments.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation or repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS/rTMS) is currently being used in treatments of the central nervous system diseases, for instance, depressive states. The principles of localized magnetic stimulation are summarized and the risk and level of occupational field exposure of the therapeutic staff is analyzed with reference to ICNIRP guidelines for pulses below 100 kHz. Measurements and analysis of the occupational exposure to magnetic fields of the staff working with TMS/rTMS are presented.
Karlström
Eduardo Figueroa
EF
National Institute for Working Life, Umeå, Sweden.
Lundström
Ronnie
R
Stensson
Olle
O
Mild
Kjell Hansson
KH
D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001822:Body Burden; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*