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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published online on December 2, 2008
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, doi:10.1093/rpd/ncn301
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A PRACTICAL METHOD TO EVALUATE RADIOFREQUENCY EXPOSURE OF MAST WORKERS

Tommi Alanko* and Maila Hietanen

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, New Technologies and Risks, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FI-00250 Helsinki, Finland

* Corresponding author: tommi.alanko{at}ttl.fi

Received August 15, 2008, amended November 7, 2008, accepted November 11, 2008

Assessment of occupational exposure to radiofrequency (RF) fields in telecommunication transmitter masts is a challenging task. For conventional field strength measurements using manually operated instruments, it is difficult to document the locations of measurements while climbing up a mast. Logging RF dosemeters worn by the workers, on the other hand, do not give any information about the location of the exposure. In this study, a practical method was developed and applied to assess mast workers' exposure to RF fields and the corresponding location. This method uses a logging dosemeter for personal RF exposure evaluation and two logging barometers to determine the corresponding height of the worker's position on the mast. The procedure is not intended to be used for compliance assessments, but to indicate locations where stricter assessments are needed. The applicability of the method is demonstrated by making measurements in a TV and radio transmitting mast.


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