January 9, 2005
Handsets Cause Glitch in Medical Equipment, argue Korean Researchers
As hospitals around the world are relaxing cell phone rules, a group of Korean researchers argued that handsets are likely to cause wrong diagnosis in hospitals, reports Seong-ju Lee for Telecoms Korea.
"The research team led by Prof. Hyun Jin, Shin of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Yeungnam University College of Medicine announced Sunday that electromagnetic wave emitted from handsets is highly likely to cause glitches in medical equipment as a result of four times of tests they had conducted from April to June, 2004.
Prof. Shin said, “As medical equipment consist of very sophisticated electronic parts, they can be easily affected by electromagnetic waves emitted from other gadgets. In this context, handsets should be strictly kept out of such places as electrocardiogram room.”
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