資料８－ＫCommission K (Electromagnetics in Biology & Medicine) Activity Report
July 31th, 2009
byTsukasa Shigemitsu
1. Update on EMF safety issue(1) 2nd tentative meeting of Japanese URSI-Commission K for 21st term of the Science Council ofJapan
In order to setup the new member of Japanese URSI-Commission K for the 21st term of theScience Council of Japan, the 2nd tentative meeting of Japanese URSI-Commission K was held on
May 12, 2009, at the Tokyo Metropolitan University’s Akihabara satellite campus, Tokyo.
In this meeting, the preparation and contribution of Japanese URSI-Commission K to APRASC’10, Toyama was discussed, and the organization of the Study Group of 30 Young
Researchers on Bio-EMF and Technology, cooperating with Japanese URSI-K Commission wasalso discussed. Prof Taki of Tokyo Metropolitan University, Vice-Chair of Commission–K of theURSI Society, is to be the Chair of this Bio-Research Group.
After considerable discussion, as a new research topic, Dr. Akagi of Department ofBioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, gave us very interesting lecture
on “NanoBio Device for cell analysis”. His presentation focused on noninvasive cellular analysis
using on-chip electrophoresis and brain interface device for long-term observation of neural cell invivo using 2-photon laser scanning microscopy. These two new analysis techniques are suitablefor evaluation of cell properties in cell engineering.
After the start of 21st term of the Science Council of Japan, this tentative commission will serve
automatically formal.
(2) Publication
1) Radiofrequency (RF) review document
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) published two RF
review documents titled, “Exposure to high frequency electromagnetic fields, biological effects andhealth consequences (100 kHz-300 GHz)”, and “Epidemiologic evidence on mobile phones andtumor risk: a review”. Two documents address the current scientific evidence concerning exposure
to high frequency electromagnetic fields and the resulting consequences for health. The former
RFreview
documentisnowavailableforfreedownload
onwebpage(http://www.icnirp.de/documents/RFReview.pdf) (ISBN 978-3-934994-10-2) and the latter isobtained from the journal of “Epidemiology” as doi:10.1097/EDE.obo13e3181b0927d.
2) Guideline of static magnetic field
ICNIRP published the document for the guideline of static magnetic field in Health Physics.
The document contains a review of biological effects of static magnetic field as a scientific
database for the development of the rationale for the guidelines. This new document supersedes
1994’s, which is published by ICNIRP. This guideline applies to occupational and general public
exposure to static magnetic fields (it does not apply to the exposure of patients undergoing
medical diagnosis or treatment).
The title is “Guidelines on Limits of Exposure to Static Magnetic Fields”, which is in HealthPhysics 96(4), pp.504-514 (2009). The document is also available to download free on web page(http://www.icnirp.de/documents/statgdl.pdf).

12. Meetings(a) Past meetings(1) Society for thermal Medicine Annual Meeting. April 3-7, 2009, Tucson, USA(http://www.thermalmedicine.org)(2) Third International conference of applied electromagnetism CNEA 2009: “Potentialities ofElectro-magnetism in Medicine, Agriculture, Industry, and Environment”. May 18-21, Santiago
de Cuba, Cuba (http://cnea.uno.edu.cu/english/indexi.htm)(3) CIGRE International Colloquium: “Power frequency electromagnetic fields-ELF EMF” June
3-4, 2009, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina (http://www.bhkcigre.ba/english/ebhkcigre.htm)(4) WHO IAC (International EMF Project). June 10-11, 2009. Geneva, Switzerland(5) BioEM2009: Joint Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association. June 14-19, 2009, Davos, Switzerland (http://bioem2009.org)(6) 12th National Symposium on Radio Science. June 16-218, 2009 Warsaw University ofTechnology, Warsaw (http://www.ursi2009.pl)(7) 2009 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility. July 20-24, 2009.
International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan (http://www.ieice.org/emc09)(b) Future meetings(1) Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS) August 18-21, 2009, Moscow,Russia (http://piers.mit.edu/piers2k9Moscow/)(2) World Congress 2009 on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. September 7-12, 2009.
Munich, Germany (http://www.wc2009.org)(3) International Conference on Electromagnetics in advanced application (ICEAA 09). September
14-18, 2009, Torino, Italy (http://www.iceaa.polito.it)(4) 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Environmental Electromagnetic & Exhibition. September 16-19,
2009, Xi’an, China(5) Occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields: paving the way for a future EU initiative.
October 6-9. Umea, Sweden (http://www.av.se/inenglish/aboutus/eu/electromagnetic.aspx)(6) Second scientific meeting of the Health & Radiofrequencies Foundation. October 20-21, 2009,
Paris, France(7) Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference. December 7-10, 2009, Singapore(http://www.apmc2009.org)(8) World Congress 2009 on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. September 7-12, 2009,Munich, Germany(9) 6th International Workshop of Electromagnetic Compatibility (CEM 2009). November 12-14,
2009, Constanta, Romania(10) International Conference on Electromagnetic Fields, Health and Environment – EHE,November 17-19, Guaruja, San Paolo, Brazil(11) 32th BEMS Annual Meeting, June 14-18, 2010, Seoul, Korea.
(12) 33th BEMS Annual Meeting, June 12-17, 2011, Halfax, Nova Scotia, Canada(13) Sixth International Workshop on EMF. October 11-16, 2010, Bodrum, Turkey(14)IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and USNC-URSI National
Radio Science Meeting, July 8-14, 2012, Chicago, Illinois, USA(http://www.ece.uic.edu/2012aps-ursi)

23. Published papers by the member of Japanese Commission K(2008~)

・Sato T, Sato F, Matsuki H and Sato T (2008): Prototype charger system with low heating levelsfor cardiac pacemaker (in Japanese with English summary). J Magn Soc Japan 32, pp.29-35.

・Koyama D, Kim BS, Sagae T, Uchikawa Y and Kobayashi K (2008): Discussion of ST segmentof exercise-induced 3D MCGs (in Japanese with English summary). J Magn Soc Japan 32,pp.36-41.

・Hayami T, Iramina K, Chen X and Sunagawa K (2008): Magnetic field variation by fiber loss
on a peripheral nerve (in Japanese with English summary). J Magn Soc Japan 32, pp.96-102.

・Tokuhara Y, Sato F, Matsuki H and Sato T (2008): Examination to improve transmissible
range in the transcutaneous energy transmission system for the artificial heart (in Japanesewith English summary). J Magn Soc Japan 32, pp.430-433.

・Takura T, Sato F, Matsuki H, Fujimura T, Aiba S and Sato T (2008): Inhibitory effect of tumor(murine B16 melanoma) by self-control heater for hyperthermia (in Japanese with Englishsummary). J Magn Soc Japan 32, pp.439-443.

・Imae T, Shinohara H, Sekino M, Ueno S, Ohsaki H, Mima K and Ohtomo K (2008): Evaluationof membrane permeability of rat brain using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (inJapanese with English summary). J Magn Soc Japan 32, pp.491-494.

・Sato H, Arimatsu T, Ueno S, Ge S, Hayami T and Iramina K (2008): Differences in evoked
EEG by transcranial magnetic stimulation (in Japanese with English summary). J Magn Soc
Japan 32, pp. 495-498.

・Negishi T, Imai S, Shibuya K, Nishimura I and Shigemitsu T (2008): Lack of promotion effectsof 50 Hz magnetic fields on 7, 12-dimethylenz (a) anthracene-induced malignant lymphoma/lymphatic leukemia in mice. Bioelectromagnetics 29, pp.29-38.

・Hirose H, Suhara T, Kaji N, Sakuma N, Sekijima M, Nojima T and Miyakoshi J (2008): Mobilephone base station radiation does not affect neoplastic transformation in BALB/3T3 cells.
Bioelectromagnetics 29, pp.55-64.

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Sakurai T, Yoshimoto M, Koyama S and Miyakoshi J (2008): Exposure to extremely low
frequency magnetic fields affects insulin-secreting cells. Bioelectromagnetics 29, pp.118-124.

・Okano H, Tomita N and Ikada Y (2008): Spatial gradient effects of 120 mT static magnetic
field on endothelial tubular formation in vitro. Bioelectromagnetics 29, pp.233-236.

・Sakurai T, Terashima S and Miyakoshi J (2008): Enhanced secretion of prostaglandin E2 fromosteoblasts by exposure to a strong static magnetic field. Bioelectromagnetics 29, pp.277-283.

・Okano H, Kitahara H, Akai D and Tomita N (2008): The influence of a gradient static magnetic
field on an unstirred Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction. Bioelectromagnetics 29, pp.598-604.

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Kimura T, Takahashi K, Suzuki Y, Konishi Y, Ota Y, Mori C, Ikenaga T, Takanami T, Saito R,Ichiishi E, Awaji S, Watanabe K and Higashitani A (2008): The effect of high strength static3

magnetic felds and ionizing radiation on gene expression and DNA damage in Caenorhabditis
elegans. Bioelectromagnetics 29, pp.605-614.
・Takebayashi T, Versier N, Kikuchi Y, Wake K, Taki M and Watanabe S (2008): Mobile phoneuse, exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field, and brain tumour: a case-control study.
British Journal of Cancer 98, pp.652-659.

・Nakasono S, Ikehata M, Dateki M, Yoshie S, Shigemitsu T and Negishi T (2008): Intermediate
frequency magnetic fields do not have mutagenic, co-mutagenic or gene conversion potentials
in microbial genotoxicity tests. Mutation Research 649, pp.187-200.

・Wang J, Fujiwara O, Kawai H, Wake K and Watanabe S (2008): Development and dosimetry
analysis of a 2-GHz whole-body exposure setup for unstrained pregnant and newborn rats.
IEEE Trans on MTT 56(8), pp.2008-2013.

・Motoyama J, Hakata T, Kato R, Yamashita N, Morino T and Honda H (2008): Size dependent
heat generation of magnetite nanoparticles under AC magnetic field for cancer therapy.
BioMagnetic Research and Tehcnology (open Accsess) 6, pp.1-6.

・Yanamoto H, Miyamoto S, Nakajo Y, Nakano Y, Hori T and Naritomi H (2008): Repeatedapplication of an electric field increases BDNF in the brain, enhances spatial learning, andinduces infarct tolerance. Brain Research 1212, pp.79-88.

・Soda A, Ikehara T, Kinouchi Y and Yoshizaki K (2008): Effect of exposure to an extremely low
frequency-electromagnetic field on the cellular collagen with respect to signaling pathway inosteoblast-like cells. Journal of Medical Investigation 55, pp.267-278.

・Sakurai T, Terashima S and Miyakoshi J (2009): Effects of strong static magnetic field used inmagnetic resonance imaging on insulin-secreting cells. Bioelectromagnetics 30, pp.1-8.

・Shigemitsu T, Negishi T, Yamazaki K, Kawahara Y, Haga A, Kobayashi K and Muramatsu K(2009): A newly designed and constructed 20 kHz magnetic field exposure facility for in vivo
study. Bioelectromagnetics 30, pp.36-44.

・Furubayashi T, Ushiyama A, Terao Y, Mizuno Y, Shirasawa K et al (2009): Effects ofshort-term W-CDMA mobile phone base station exposure on women with or without mobilephone related symptoms. Bioelectromagnetics 30, pp.100-113.

・Ogawa K, Nabae K, Wang J, Wake K, Watanabe S, Kawabe M, Fujiwara O, Takahashi S,
Ichihara T, Ramano S and Shirai T (2009): Effects of gestational exposure to 1.95-GHz
W-CDWA signals for IMT-2000 cellular phones: lack of embryotoxicity and teratogenicity inrats. Bioelectromagnetics 30, pp.205-212.

・Cespedes O and Ueno S (2009): Effects of radio frequency magnetic fields on iron release fromcage proteins. Bioelectromagnetics 30, pp.336-342.

・Yamazaki K, Hirata A, Hamada S, Kamimura Y, Tarao H, Wake K, Suzuki Y, Hayashi N andFujiwara O (2009): Intercomparison of induced fields in Japanese male model TARO due tomagnetic field. International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Kyoto (EMC’09
Kyoto, Kyoto, July 214

・Takeuchi A, Moriguchi H, Kotani K, Lee JK, Noshiro M and Jimbo Y (2009): Development ofsemi-separated co-culture system for electrical stimulation and extracellular recording ofsympathetic neuron and cardiomyocyte (in Japanese with English summary). IEEJ Trans.
EIS, Vol.129 (7), pp.1225-1230.

・Goto M, Moriguchi H, Takeyama Y, Kotani K and Jimbo Y (2009): Micropatterning of neurite
outgrowth in vitro using micropipette drawing (in Japanese with English summary). IEEJ
Trans. EIS, Vol.129 (7), pp.1231-1236.

・Abe M, Nishio K, Hatakeyama M, Hanyu N, Tanaka T, Tada M, Nakagawa T, Sandhu A andHanda H (2009): Development of high throughout automated bioscreening system using
magnetic beads and elucidation of molecular mechanisms of anticancer drugs (in Japanesewith English summary). J Magn Soc Japan 33, pp.54-58.

・Takura T, Sato F, Matsuki H and Sato T (2009): Analysis of complex types of heat particles for
hyperthermia (in Japanese with English summary). J Magn Soc Japan 33, pp.150-153.

・Komai T, Sato F, Matsuki H, Sato T and Sato T (2009): A study of contactless energy
transmission for an implantable medical device (in Japanese with English summary). J MagnSoc Japan 33, pp.328-332.

・Furiya K, Takura T, Sato F, Matsuki H and Sato T (2009): Examination of a multidirectional
exciting coil for functional hyperthermia (in Japanese with English summary). J Magn Soc
Japan 33, pp.333-336.

・Shinoue K, Takura T, Sato F, Matsuki H, Yamada S and Sato T (2009): Basic evaluation ofsignal transmission in a real-time internal radiation dose measurement system (in Japanesewith English summary). J Magn Soc Japan 33, pp.337-340.

・Sano M, Tanaka K, Uchikawa Y, Sakurai S, Watanabe T, Kim BS and Kobayashi K (2009):
Discriminating multiple source components of magnetoencephalogram by time-frequency
analysis (in Japanese with English summary). J Magn Soc Japan 33, pp.341-346.

・Hoshino Y, Tanaka K, Awano S, Iijima K, Fujimura K, Uchikawa Y and Kobayashi K (2009):
Analysis of rest and exercise-induced 3-D magnetocardiogram and body surface potential map
using singular value decomposition (in Japanese with English summary). J Magn Soc Japan
33, pp.347-352.

・Watanabe Y, Sato K, Yukumi S, Yoshida M, Yamamoto Y and Doi T (2009): Development of asecond-generation radiofrequency ablation using sintered MgFe2O4 needles and alternating
magnetic field for human cancer therapy. Biomed Mater Eng 19 (2), pp.101-110.

・Masuda H, Ushiyama A, Takahashi M, Wang J, Fujiwara O and Hikage T (2009): Effects of915 MHz electromagnetic field radiation in TEM cell on the blood-brain barrier and neurons inthe rat brain. Radiation Research 172 (1), pp.66-73.

・Okano H, Kitahara H and Akai D (2009): Effect of a gradient static magnetic field on an
unstirred Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction by changing the thickness of the medium. Journal of
Physical Chemistry 113 (13), pp.3061-3067.
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・Simba AY, Hikage T, Watanabe S and Nojima T (2009): Specific absorption rates ofanatomically realistic human models exposed to RF electromagnetic fields from mobile phones
used in elevators. IEEE Trans MTT 57 (5), pp.1250-1259.

・Hirata A and Fujiwara O (2009): Modeling time variation of blood temperature in a bioheat
equation and its application to temperature analysis due to RF exposure. Phys Med Biol 54(10), pp.N189-N196.

・Hirota S, Matsuura M, Masuda H, Ushiyama A, Wake K, Watanabe S, Taki M and Ohkubo C(2009): Direct observation of microcirculatory parameters in rat brain after local exposure toradio-frequency electromagnetic field. The Environmentalist 29, pp.186-189.

・Hozumi Y, Seto T, Hirasawa M, Tsuji M and Okuyama A (2009): Kinetics of microplasma
atmospheric ion generation correlated with discharge current. Journal of Electrostatics 67,
pp.1-6.

・Nagatomo T, Abe H, Toyoshima T, Fujimoto H, Kohno R and Kondo S (2009): Electromagnetic
interference with a bipolar pacemaker by an induction heating (IH) rice cooker. InternationalHeart Journal 50 (1), pp.133-137.

・Monzen S, Takahashi K, Toki T, Miyakoshi J, Sakurai T and Kashiwakura I (2009): Exposure
to a MRI-type high-strength static magnetic field stimulates megakaryocytic/erythoid
hematopoiesis in CD34(+) cells from human placental and umbilical cord blood.
Bioelectromagnetics 30 (4), pp.280-285.

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