title: Therapeutic staff exposure to magnetic field pulses during TMS/rTMS treatments.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Working Life, Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Eduardo Figueroa
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Karlström
authors.forename: Ronnie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lundström
authors.forename: Olle
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Stensson
authors.forename: Kjell Hansson
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Mild
mesh_terms: 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*