Abstract

DEAS YERO, Douglas; GILART GONZALEZ, Fidel  and  QUINTANA REVILLA, Daikel. Characterization of the exposure levels to electromagnetic fields during the diathermy treatment . MEDISAN [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.6, pp. 908-914. ISSN 1029-3019.

A study of the electromagnetic field generated by different electrodes of capacitive type, used by the physiotherapy device for short wave diathermy (YB4-66), was carried out considering their interaction with the surrounding environment. The measurements of the electric field for different treatment configurations were carried out and a meter with electric isotropic field probe was used. By means of a professional software of simulation, a two-dimensional parametric electromagnetic model with axial symmetry was designed, to obtain detailedly in each configuration of the evaluated electrodes the interaction of the electromagnetic field with the biological tissue and the external environment. A good correspondence was found between the obtained results in an experimental way and the simulations, which allowed to identify the exposure levels and to make decisions to achieve a more effective treatment and with the shortest possible damage for the human beings.

Keywords : physiotherapy; diathermy of short wave; modeling of electromagnetic fields.

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