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Electromagnetic assessment of UHF-RFID devices in healthcare environment

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dc.contributor.authorRamos, Victoriaes_ES
dc.contributor.authorSuárez Vicente, Óscar Javieres_ES
dc.contributor.authorSuárez Rodríguez, David Samueles_ES
dc.contributor.authorFebles Santana, Víctor M.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorAguirre Gallego, Erik
dc.contributor.authorZradziński, Patrykes_ES
dc.contributor.authorRabassa López-Calleja, Luis Enriquees_ES
dc.contributor.authorCelaya Echarri, Mikel
dc.contributor.authorMarina, Pabloes_ES
dc.contributor.authorKarpowicz, Jolantaes_ES
dc.contributor.authorFalcone Lanas, Francisco Javier
dc.contributor.authorHernández Armas, Jose Ángeles_ES
dc.contributor.departmentIngeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicaciónes_ES
dc.contributor.departmentIngeniaritza Elektrikoa, Elektronikoaren eta Telekomunikazio Ingeniaritzareneu
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-25T17:58:43Z
dc.date.available2023-04-25T17:58:43Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2023-04-25T17:33:04Z
dc.description.abstractIn this work, the evaluation of electromagnetic effect of Ultra High Frequency Radio Frequency Identification (UHF-RFID) passive tags used in the healthcare environment is presented. In order to evaluate exposure levels caused by EM field (865–868 MHz) of UHF-RFID readers, EM measurements in an anechoic chamber and in a real medical environment (Hospital Universitario de Canarias), as well as simulations by 3D Ray Launching algorithm, and of biophysical exposure effects in human models are presented. The results obtained show that the EM exposure is localized, in close vicinity of RFID reader and inversely proportional to its reading range. The EM exposure levels detected are sufficient to cause EM immunity effects in electronic devices (malfunctions in medical equipment or implants). Moreover, more than negligible direct effects in humans (exceeding relevant SAR values) were found only next to the reader, up to approximately 30% of the reading range. As a consequence, the EM risk could be firstly evaluated based on RFID parameters, but should include an in situ exposure assessment. It requires attention and additional studies, as increased applications of monitoring systems are observed in the healthcare sector—specifically when any system is located close to the workplace that is permanently occupied.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by Instituto de Salud Carlos III project “Electromagnetic Characterization in Smart Environments of Healthcare, and their involvement in Personal, Occupational, and Environmental Health” (PI14CIII/00056), and project (PI19CIII/00033) TMPY 508/19 “Metrics development for electromagnetic safety assessment in healthcare centers in the context of 5G“ from Sub-Directorate-General for Research Assessment and Promotion. The results of a research task (II.PB.15) carried out within the National Programme “Improvement of safety and working conditions” partly supported in Poland in 2020–2022—within the scope of research and development—by the National Centre for Research and Development were also included.en
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dc.identifier.citationRamos, V., Suárez, O. J., Suárez, S., Febles, V. M., Aguirre, E., Zradziński, P., Rabassa, L. E., Celaya-Echarri, M., Marina, P., Karpowicz, J., Falcone, F., & Hernández, J. A. (2022). Electromagnetic assessment of uhf-rfid devices in healthcare environment. Applied Sciences, 12(20), 10667. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122010667en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app122010667
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417
dc.identifier.urihttps://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/45195
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Sciences 2022, 12(20), 10667en
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement///PI14CIII%2F00056en
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement///PI19CIII%2F00033en
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.3390/app122010667
dc.rights© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.en
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectUHF-RFIDen
dc.subjectOccupational exposureen
dc.subjectPublic healthen
dc.subjectSARen
dc.subject3D-RLen
dc.subjectElectromagnetic risken
dc.subjectHospitalsen
dc.subject2D contour mapsen
dc.titleElectromagnetic assessment of UHF-RFID devices in healthcare environmenten
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