In message <[email protected]>, dated Thu, 8 Feb 2007, Paolo Peruzzi <[email protected]> writes >I'm looking for a guidance on the effects of currents on the human body >for frequencies above 100 kHz and up to tens of MHz. I've read IEC >60479-2 and ICNIRP guidelines, but none of them seems to give >satisfactory information to set a reasonably safe current/voltage/power >limit for an equipment intended to delivery rf or shortwave current to >a patient by means of a bipolar or unipolar electrode. A lot of systems >recently have appeared on the market for medical and aesthetic >applications, but it looks like high frequency electrical features are >up to the manufacturer, with no real regulatory constraint.
There are many standards in the IEC 60601-2 series. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/2rkl9p -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk There are benefits from being irrational - just ask the square root of 2. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
