title: Personal dosimetry of exposure to mobile telephone base stations? An epidemiologic feasibility study comparing the Maschek dosimeter prototype and the Antennessa SP-090 system.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Radon
authors.forename: Hedwig
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spegel
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Jutta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brix
authors.forename: Arno
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiedenhofer
authors.forename: Heinrich
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eder
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Praml
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schulze
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ehrenstein
authors.forename: Rüdiger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: von Kries
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nowak
mesh_terms: 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