• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.24 no.10
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• pp.1017-1026
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• 2013

Four countries are participating in exposure assessment for Mobi-Kids Study. Each country evaluates RF and ELF exposure from mobile phones considering telecommunication system and environment in the corresponding area. The results will be used to determine accumulation exposure level of each subject in case and control groups to assess the potential carcinogenic effects of childhood and adolescent exposure to radio frequency(RF) and extremely low frequency( ELF) from mobile phones on the central nervous system. This paper analyzes exposure types of mobile phones which have been used in Korea for about 10 years, based on Mobi-Kids protocol. It includes investigation of mobile phone models released in the domestic market, design of numerical phone models to represent each exposure type, and measurement of ELF radiation from mobile phones.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.182-190
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• 2015

Objectives: To introduce a protocol of Mobi-kids study which was aimed to examine an association between radiofrequency (RF) radiation exposure by mobile phone use and brain tumor risk in children and adolescents. Methods: The Mobi-kids study was a multinational matched case control study using a standardized protocol with the number of subjects targeted about 1,000 cases and 2,000 controls aged 10 to 24. In Mobi-Kids Korea, the source population was restricted to Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi-do province. Eligible cases of primary brain tumor (glioma, meningioma, and others) were diagnosed from January 2012 to June 2015. Eligible controls were appendicitis patients operated during the study period. Two controls were matched on age, gender, and study region for 1 case. Information about pattern and history of mobile phone use and other covariates were obtained by face to face interview by trained interviewer. The Mobi-kids study has been involved in Mobi-expo as a validation study about mobile phone use, XGridmaster to localize tumor in the brain for RF energy calculation, and histological review for validation of diagnosis. Results: The Mobi-kids was the first and largest study in children and adolescents to estimate risk of brain tumor in association with the RF energy absorption in the brain estimated by mobile phone use. Forty-six-cases and 54 controls were collected as of September 2014 in Korea. Conclusions: The meaningful results of the study were expected because of the largest sample size, high validity of EMF exposure assessment as well as the susceptible study populationof children and adolescents.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.24 no.12
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• pp.1158-1166
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• 2013

SAR calculation method following the Mobi-Kids study protocol is analyzed and evaluation method of cumulative RF dose from mobile phones which have been used by a subject of case and control groups is proposed. An SAR database is built by calculating SAR distributions in 4 head models at different ages for representative phone models with the same conducted power. To obtain SAR distribution in a subject's head for a specific commercial phone which had/have been used by him/her, an SAR correction factor using SAR compliance test results is determined. Cumulative dose is calculated by considering mobile phone characteristics and use pattern such as call time and laterality(right and left).

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.42-49
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• 2016

전자파 인체영향 관련 다양한 연구들이 유럽은 물론 미국, 일본, 중국 등 기술 선진국을 중심으로 전세계적으로 진행되고 있다. 특히, 유럽에서는 FP7 RTD 프로젝트의 일환으로 국가 간 혹은 관련 산업 간 컨소시엄을 구성하여 1990년대부터 전자파에 의한 인체영향과 관련된 다양한 프로젝트가 수행되었으며 현재도 다양한 주제의 프로젝트들이 수행 중이다. 본고에서는 유럽을 중심으로 진행 중인 전자파 인체영향 관련 프로젝트, 즉 휴대전화 전자파와 인체영향에 대해 연구를 수행하는 Interphone Study, Mobi-Kids Study, 그리고 Mobi-Kids 연구결과 및 프로토콜을 기반으로 일반인에 대해 누적되고 종합적인 전자파 영향 연구를 수행하는 GERoNiMO 프로젝트, 그리고 노출량 저감 관련 LEXNET 프로젝트에 대해 소개하였다.