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Awards

Jun 15, 2011

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Roberts Prize for Best Paper in 2010 in Physics in Medicine and Biology

Maarten Paulides and Esra Neufeld's paper was awarded the Roberts Prize for Best Paper in 2010 of the IOP journal: Physics in Medicine and Biology

 
Annual Reports

Jun 13, 2011

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IT'IS Annual Report 2010

The Annual Report 2010 features key figures for 2010 and overviews of selected projects:

Novel EM Instrumentation Exposure of the Fetus Dynamically Morphing Anatomical Models Analyzing the Magneto-Hemodynamic Effect Magnetic Nanoparticle Hyperthermia Applicator for Cancer Therapy

 
Press

May 31, 2011

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IARC Classifies RF EMF as Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of WHO has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B), based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer, associated with wireless phone use.

 
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May 31, 2011

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IEC 62232 Base Station Standard Finalized

The International Electrotechnical Commission's international standard IEC 62232 was concluded this year with a 100% approval vote

 
Press

May 12, 2011

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Press Conference: National Research Programme "Non-Ionising Radiation – Health and Environment" (NRP 57)

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) organized a national press conference on May 12, 2011, to present the results of the National Research Programme "Non-Ionising Radiation – Health and Environment" (NRP 57) to the general public.

 
Publications

Apr 19, 2011

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GPU-Based Simulation of 3D Blood Flow in Abdominal Aorta Using OpenFOAM

Ziemowit Malecha, Lukasz Miroslaw, Tadeusz Tomczak, Zbigniew Koza, Maciej Matyka, Wojciech Tarnawski, and Dominik Szczerba, in Archives of Mechanics, Volume 63, Issue 2, pp. 137–161, April 2011. Paper presented at 19th Polish National Fluid Dynamics Conference (KKMP), Poznan, Poland, September 5–9, 2010, online April 19, 2011

 
Publications

Apr 12, 2011

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Sleep EEG Alterations: Effects of Different Pulse-Modulated Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields

Marc R. Schmid, Sarah P. Loughran, Sabine J. Regel, Manuel Murbach, Aleksandra Bratic Grunauer, Thomas Rusterholz, Alessia Bersagliere, Niels Kuster, and Peter Achermann, Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 50–58, February, 2012, online April 12, 2011

 
Awards

Apr 7, 2011

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IT'IS Foundation Appointed as Member Organization of SATW

At the 30th General Assembly of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) in Zurich on April 7, 2011, the IT'IS Foundation was appointed as a full member organization

 
Publications

Mar 17, 2011

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Estimation of Head Tissue-Specific Exposure from Mobile Phones Based on Measurements in the Homogeneous SAM Head

Marie-Christine Gosselin, Sven Kühn, Pedro Crespo-Valero, Emilio Cherubini, Marcel Zefferer, Andreas Christ, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 32, Issue 6, pages 493–505, September 2011, online March 17

 
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Mar 16, 2011

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Updated Program Available for the International Workshop on RF Hotspots & Thermal Hazards

MRI+ invites to the 'Thermal Workshop on RF Hotspots' with international experts and FDA to discuss RF safety of MR scanners and develop concepts for future safety guidelines. Updated program available here.

 

 
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Mar 2, 2011

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Manycore Stencil Computations in Hyperthermia Applications

Matthias Christen, Olaf Schenk, Esra Neufeld, Maarten Paulides, and Helmar Burkhart, “Manycore Stencil Computations in Hyperthermia Applications,” in “Scientific Computing with Multicore and Accelerators,” Jakub Kurzak, David A. Bader, and Jack Dongarra, Eds., CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2011

 
Awards

Feb 24, 2011

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Marie-Christine Gosselin Wins Best Student Platform Presentation at EBEA 2011

The award for the best scientific platform presentation by a student at the 10th International Conference of the European Bioelectromagnetic Association (EBEA 2011) went to Marie-Christine Gosselin

 
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Feb 23, 2011

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NIH Study on "Effects of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Signal Exposure on Brain Glucose Metabolism" Received World-Wide Media Coverage

Nora D. Volkow, Dardo Tomasi, Gene-Jack Wang, Paul Vaska, Joanna S. Fowler, Frank Telang, Dave Alexoff, Jean Logan, Christopher Wong, in JAMA 2011, Volume 305, Issue 8, pp. 808–813

In a preliminary communication in the February 23rd issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Nora Volkow and colleagues report on the effects of mobile phone radiofrequency (RF) signal exposure on brain glucose metabolism.

 
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Feb 2, 2011

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Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, 2010–2015

This paper presents some of Cisco’s major global mobile data traffic projections and growth trends from 2010 to 2015

 
Awards

Jan 25, 2011

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IT'IS Papers of 2010 Highlighted by PMB

Two papers with IT'IS authorship have been included in the Highlights of 2010 paper selection of the journal Physics in Medicine and Biology (PMB)

 
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Jan 21, 2011

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ETH Life on 2010 Hans-Eggenberger Prize to Sven Kühn

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich's campus magazine ETH Life featured an article about the 2010 Hans-Eggenberger Prize that was recently awarded to Sven Kühn for his PhD (EMF Risk Assessment: Exposure Assessment and Compliance Testing in Complex Environments) completed at ITIS and IIS.

 
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Dec 22, 2010

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Novel Methodology to Characterize Electromagnetic Exposure of the Brain

Pedro Crespo-Valero, Maria Christopoulou, Marcel Zefferer, Andreas Christ, Peter Achermann, Konstantina S. Nikita, and Niels Kuster, in Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 56, Number 2, pp. 383–396, January 2011, online December 22, 2010

 
Awards

Dec 20, 2010

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Sven Kühn Wins Hans-Eggenberger Prize

Sven Kühn was awarded the prestigious Hans-Eggenberger Prize for 2010 for his outstanding PhD dissertation:

EMF Risk Assessment: Exposure Assessment and Compliance Testing in Complex Environments

 

 
Virtual Population

Dec 2, 2010

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Virtual Population News

We have started a new initiative to continually enhance and extend our human and animal models (see Virtual Population Project). We will keep you updated regularly with new developments and new downloads.

 

 
Awards

Dec 1, 2010

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Sven Kühn Wins ETH Medal Award

Sven Kuehn receives the award "ETH Medal" for his oustanding doctoral thesis:

EMF Risk Assessment: Exposure Assessment and Compliance Testing in Complex Environments

 
Press

Nov 21, 2010

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Mobile Communication - Technoscope 2010

IT'IS Labs feature in the latest edition of Technoscope, No. 3/10, November 2010.

 

 

 
Awards

Nov 18, 2010

 

Niels Kuster Elevated to IEEE Fellow

IT'IS Foundation Director Niels Kuster has been awarded to IEEE Fellow effective January 1, 2011 with the following citation: 

for contributions to the area of near-field exposures and dosimetry for radiofrequency fields in biomedical research

 
Publications

Nov 16, 2010

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Development and Validation of a Magneto-hydrodynamic Solver for Blood Flow Analysis

Wolfgang Kainz, Joshua W. Guag, Stefan Benkler, Dominik Szczerba, Esra Neufeld, Victor Krauthamer, Joel Myklebust, Howard I. Bassen, Isaac A Chang, Nicolas Chavannes, Jung Hwan Kim, Malisa Sarntinoranont, and Niels Kuster, in Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 55, Issue 23, pp. 7253–7261, December 2010, online November 16

 
Publications

Nov 15, 2010

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Evaluation of Measurement Techniques to Show Compliance With RF Safety Limits in Heterogeneous Field Distributions

Sven Kühn and Niels Kuster, in IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume 52, Issue 4, pp. 820–828, November 2010, online November 15

 
Publications

Oct 18, 2010

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Analysis of Proteome Response to the Mobile Phone Radiation in Two Types of Human Primary Endothelial Cells

Reetta Nylund, Niels Kuster, and Dariusz Leszczynski, in Proteome Science, Volume 8, Article 52, online 18 October 2010

 
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Sep 20, 2010

 

IT'IS Foundation appointed as the Grant Holder of COST Action BM0704

IT'IS Foundation will serve the COST initiative Emerging EMF Technologies and Health Risk Management as Grant Holder in the coming years and is dedicated to closely cooperate with the Chair Alastair McKinlay, Vice Chair Mirijana Moser, Liz Rance of the Secretariat, and all Management Committee members to achieve the maximum outcome for this action.

 
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Sep 20, 2010

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Sleep After Mobile Phone Exposure in Subjects With Mobile Phone-Related Symptoms

Arne Lowden, Torbjörn Akerstedt, Michael Ingre, Clairy Wiholm, Lena Hillert, Niels Kuster, Jens P. Nilsson, and Bengt Arnetz, in Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 32, Issue 1, pp. 4–14, online September 20, 2010

 
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Sep 4, 2010

 

Member of Swiss Association of Standardization (SNV)

In view of the increasing standardization activities in the medical field, the IT'IS Foundation acquired membership of Swiss Association of Standardization (SNV).  SNV is a full member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).

 
Publications

Aug 31, 2010

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The Influence of the Reflective Environment on the Absorption of a Human Male Exposed to Representative Base Station Antennas from 300 MHz to 5 GHz

Günter Vermeeren, Marie-Christine Gosselin, Sven Kühn, Valpré Kellerman, Abdelhamid Hadjem, Azeddine Gati, Wout Joseph, Joe Wiart, Frans Meyer, Niels Kuster, and Luc Martens, in Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 55, Issue 18, pp. 5541–5555, September 2010, online August 31

 
Publications

Aug 23, 2010

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An International Interlaboratory Comparison of Mobile Phone SAR Calculation With CAD-Based Models

Martin Siegbahn, Giorgi Bit-Babik, Jafar Keshvari, Andreas Christ, Benoît Derat, Vikass Monebhurrun, Christopher Penney, Martin Vogel, and Tilmann Wittig, in IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume 52, Issue 4, pp. 804–811, November 2010, online August 23, 2010

 
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