2016_Imaging for Physicists
Health risks Low frequency magnetic fields
• Acute – Nerve stimulation (peripheral and central) • Late effects – Possibly carcinogenic (WHO grade 2B)
“Human health population studies showing weak evidence of an association with childhood leukemia; and a large database of laboratory study results showing inadequate evidence of an association with cancer in animals” The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
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