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SynthesisRadiation protection dosimetry2024

Evaluating radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure in confined spaces: a systematic review of recent studies and future directions.

Muhammad Ahsan Ashraf, Turgay Celik

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Synthesis in Radiation protection dosimetry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Muhammad Ahsan AshrafSibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory (DigiMine), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa.
Turgay CelikSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa.

Funding

Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining LaboratoryWits Mining Institute
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study reviews recent research on Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field (RF-EMF) exposure in confined environments, focusing on methodologies and parameters. Studies typically evaluate RF-EMF exposure using an electric field and specific absorption rate but fail to consider temperature rise in the tissues in confined environments. The study highlights the investigation of RF-EMF exposure in subterranean environments such as subways, tunnels and mines. Future research should evaluate the exposure of communication devices in such environments, considering the surrounding environment. Such studies will aid in understanding the risks and developing effective mitigation strategies to protect workers and the general public.

Indexed as

Electromagnetic FieldsRadio WavesEnvironmental ExposureHumansOccupational ExposureRadiation Monitoring

Identifiers

PMID38491820
PMCPMC11033578

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