To know laws and guidelines on the exposure to electromagnetic fields. To know the main applications of the electromagnetic fields for the remote monitoring of vital parameters and to be able to design antennas and circuits for Body Area Networks. To acquire skills on the dosimetry of electromagnetic fields in biological tissues through numerical techniques and electromagnetic softwares.
teacher profile teaching materials
Non-ionizing radiations: electromagnetic fields and coherent and not-coherent optical radiations. European
directivities and national legislation. Sources of low-frequency electromagnetic fields: power lines, biomedical equipment, electrical equipment. Limits of exposure to low-frequency sources. Electromagnetic fields in radio-frequency range. Studies and regulations by ICNIRP and OMS. Radio-frequency biomedical equipment. Dosimetry of electromagnetic fields and evaluation of occupational risks of exposure in work environments and healthcare. Laser radiations and non-coherent optical radiations. Dosimetry of optical radiations. Evaluation and risk management.
Ionizing radiations: Euratom directives and national legislation for radioprotection against ionizing radiations. Dosimetry of ionizing radiations. Occupational risk of exposure. Medical risk of exposure for diagnostic and radiotherapy treatments.
Part II – Applications of electromagnetic sensors in telemedicine
Clinical applications of electromagnetic fields for remote monitoring of vital parameters of patients through Body Area Network (BAN), Implanted Body Area Network (IBAN), and Personal Area Network (PAN). IEEE Standards and properties of transmissions. Propagation and sensors for on-body, in-body, and off-body communications. Applications to the healthcare monitoring of physiological parameters of patients: insulin, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature. Sensors and circuits for wearable systems. Materials and techniques of realization of sensors on textiles. Sensors and circuits for implantable systems. Compatibility between implantable sensors and biological tissues.
Part III – Modelling of electromagnetic fields in dosimetry and imaging
Techniques for dosimetric evaluations and SAR calculation in biological tissues. Experimental dosimetry on phantoms. In-vivo and ex-vivo measurements. Numerical dosimetry with voxel phantoms. Use of electromagnetic software for the electromagnetic modelling of radiative properties of sensors, and for the dosimetry of bioelectromagnetic interaction among sensors and biological tissues. Microwave imaging for non-invasive diagnostic of cancer. Applications of breast-cancer imaging and brain imaging.
Douglas H. Werner (Editor), Zhi Hao Jiang (Editor), "Electromagnetics of Body Area Networks: Antennas, Propagation, and RF Systems", Wiley IEEE-press, ISBN: 978-1-119-02946-5
Programme
Part I – Legislation and prevention against risk of non-ionizing and ionizing radiationsNon-ionizing radiations: electromagnetic fields and coherent and not-coherent optical radiations. European
directivities and national legislation. Sources of low-frequency electromagnetic fields: power lines, biomedical equipment, electrical equipment. Limits of exposure to low-frequency sources. Electromagnetic fields in radio-frequency range. Studies and regulations by ICNIRP and OMS. Radio-frequency biomedical equipment. Dosimetry of electromagnetic fields and evaluation of occupational risks of exposure in work environments and healthcare. Laser radiations and non-coherent optical radiations. Dosimetry of optical radiations. Evaluation and risk management.
Ionizing radiations: Euratom directives and national legislation for radioprotection against ionizing radiations. Dosimetry of ionizing radiations. Occupational risk of exposure. Medical risk of exposure for diagnostic and radiotherapy treatments.
Part II – Applications of electromagnetic sensors in telemedicine
Clinical applications of electromagnetic fields for remote monitoring of vital parameters of patients through Body Area Network (BAN), Implanted Body Area Network (IBAN), and Personal Area Network (PAN). IEEE Standards and properties of transmissions. Propagation and sensors for on-body, in-body, and off-body communications. Applications to the healthcare monitoring of physiological parameters of patients: insulin, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature. Sensors and circuits for wearable systems. Materials and techniques of realization of sensors on textiles. Sensors and circuits for implantable systems. Compatibility between implantable sensors and biological tissues.
Part III – Modelling of electromagnetic fields in dosimetry and imaging
Techniques for dosimetric evaluations and SAR calculation in biological tissues. Experimental dosimetry on phantoms. In-vivo and ex-vivo measurements. Numerical dosimetry with voxel phantoms. Use of electromagnetic software for the electromagnetic modelling of radiative properties of sensors, and for the dosimetry of bioelectromagnetic interaction among sensors and biological tissues. Microwave imaging for non-invasive diagnostic of cancer. Applications of breast-cancer imaging and brain imaging.
Core Documentation
Dispense fornite dal docente.Douglas H. Werner (Editor), Zhi Hao Jiang (Editor), "Electromagnetics of Body Area Networks: Antennas, Propagation, and RF Systems", Wiley IEEE-press, ISBN: 978-1-119-02946-5
Type of evaluation
Oral examination