Personal dosimetry of exposure to mobile telephone base stations? An epidemiologic feasibility study comparing the Maschek dosimeter prototype and the Antennessa SP-090 system.
The aim of our study was to test the feasibility and reliability of personal dosimetry. Twenty-four hour exposure assessment was carried out in 42 children, 57 adolescents, and 64 adults using the Maschek dosimeter prototype. Self-reported exposure to mobile phone frequencies were compared with the dosimetry results. In addition, dosimetry readings of the Maschek device and those of the Antennessa DSP-090 were compared in 40 subjects. Self-reported exposures were not associated with dosimetry readings. The measurement results of the two dosimeters were in moderate agreement (r(Spearman) = 0.35; P = .03). Personal dosimetry for exposure to mobile phone base station might be feasible in epidemiologic studies. However, the consistency seems to be moderate.
Radon
Katja
K
Unit for Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology & Net Teaching, Institute for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany. katja.radon@med.uni-muenchen.de
Spegel
Hedwig
H
Meyer
Nicole
N
Klein
Jerome
J
Brix
Jutta
J
Wiedenhofer
Arno
A
Eder
Heinrich
H
Praml
Georg
G
Schulze
Anja
A
Ehrenstein
Vera
V
von Kries
Rüdiger
R
Nowak
Dennis
D
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D040421:Cell Phone; D002648:Child; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D011846:Radio Waves / Q000009:adverse effects; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods