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Defibrillator Implants: Bruce Murdoch PhD CHP CLSO Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL USA btmurdoch@anl.gov AIHce 2011, Portland OR Roundtable Session RT 201 Occupational Exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation
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Typical ICD Device Dimensions: 2” X 2.5” X 0.2” AIHce 2011, Portland OR 2
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Implant Placement EM Vulnerabilities Leads Control Unit Failure Modes False Trigger Stopping AIHce 2011, Portland OR 3 Source: www.defibrillator-help.comwww.defibrillator-help.com
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AIHce 2011, Portland OR 4 CASE STUDY Where? APS (Advanced Photon Source) Who? Accelerator Operator w/ICD Why? Work Clearance
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7 APS Control Room
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Manufacturer Test Standard ANSI/AAMA PC69 - 2007 AIHce 2011, Portland OR 8
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Typical Manufacturer (Medtronic) Exposure Limit Recommendations Static B-FieldB ≤ 0.5 mT (5G) 50/60 HzB ≤ 0.1 mT (1G) E ≤ 6000 V/m ≥ 10 kHzB ≤ 1.25 mT (12.5 G) R-F E-Field (≥ 150 kHz)E ≤ 100 V/m AIHce 2011, Portland OR 9
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ACGIH 2010 TLV Book Exposure Limit Recommendations Static B-Field B ≤ 0.5 mT (5G) ELF (5 Hz–2kHz)B ≤ 0.1 mT (1G) VLF (2kHz–400 kHz)No recommendation R-F (100 kHz–3GHZ) E ≤ 3-10 V/m AIHce 2011, Portland OR 10
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Static B-Fields MetroLab Model ETM-1 3-Axis Magnetometer AIHce 2011, Portland OR 11
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ELF Holaday HI-3627 ELF Magnetic Field Meter w/ HI-3602 Probe 30 Hz – 2 KHz AIHce 2011, Portland OR 12
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VLF Holaday HI-3637 VLF Magnetic Field Meter w/ HI-3091 Probe 2kHz – 400 KHz AIHce 2011, Portland OR 13
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R-F Narda NBM-520 RF Survey Meter w/ EF3091 E-Field Probe 100 kHz – 3 GHz AIHce 2011, Portland OR 14
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Spectrum Coverage AIHce 2011, Portland OR 15 RF
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AIHce 2011, Portland OR 16 The Instrument Ensemble
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Survey Plan Daily Control Room work area Weekly maintenance walkthroughs ESH Coordinator guidance 84 specific survey locations plus area sweeps Full spectrum survey at each location AIHce 2011, Portland OR 17
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Control Room Displays and Instruments AIHce 2011, Portland OR 18
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Control Room Panels AIHce 2011, Portland OR 19
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RF Distribution System AIHce 2011, Portland OR 20
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Electrical Panels ELF, VLF: B ≤ 0.1 G RF: E ≤ 4 V/m AIHce 2011, Portland OR 21
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Electrical Distribution Room ELF: B ≤ 0.4 G @ 6 inches from transformer RF: E ≤ 4 V/m AIHce 2011, Portland OR 22
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Mezzanine RF System Freq = 325 MHz E(RF) up to 3.5 V/m @ 6 in. AIHce 2011, Portland OR 23
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Power Control Systems AIHce 2011, Portland OR 24
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Pulser Power Transformers AIHce 2011, Portland OR 25
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Pulser Power Transformers AIHce 2011, Portland OR 26
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RF Distribution Waveguides Freq = 325 mHz AIHce 2011, Portland OR 27
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Klystron Gallery Freq = 2.865 Mhz AIHce 2011, Portland OR 28
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Linac Klystrons Freq = 2.8565 GHz E(RF) = 2 V/m @ 1 ft AIHce 2011, Portland OR 29
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Case Study Results Employee barred from –Fundamental RF Room: 7 V/m RF –Electrical Distribution Room: 4 V/m RF Cautions –Some instrument racks: 4 V/m RF @ 12” –Some waveguides: 3.5 V/m RF @ 12” AIHce 2011, Portland OR 30
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Credits Technical Assistance –Mary Malik –Adam Sauter Photography –George Joch –Edmund Chang AIHce 2011, Portland OR 31
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