In order to promote the in-depth and regular communication and cooperation between the peers in the biological electromagnetic research field and the safety evaluation research field

on the basis of the present works

epidemiological data

and laboratory results

we summarized the research progress in bio-electromagnetic technology as well as the related works of health risk evaluation. Regarding to the medical applications

μs/ps/ns pulsed electric fields have a wide application prospect in non-invasive cancer treatments

low-frequency electromagnetic fields can promote the growth of bone cells and accelerate bone reconstruction

the holmium laser lithotripsy in vivo has certain advantages for its relatively short operation time and small body damage

and the electret exposure provides a new method for clinical treatment. As for the health hazard assessment of electromagnetic exposure

there is no conclusion that whether microwave radiation poses health risks. Although there is still a large number of international controversy

in 2007 the World ——Health Organization announced that the evidence of associated carcinogenicity in human of power-frequency electromagnetic field inducing childhood leukemia was limited. How power-frequency electromagnetic field exposure affects animal behavior cognition is associated with the electromagnetic field’s magnetic flux density and exposure duration. Under certain conditions

THz electromagnetic waves can destroy the double helix structure of DNA

and weak radiation of THz waves can interfere with the identification process of proteins. Being set in the magnetic resonance imaging field which has intensity above 4.0 T

most people will experience headaches

chest tightness

and other cardiovascular symptoms. Using the basic theories of public health

physiology

epidemiology and management of toxicology and some other disciplines

we proposed the ideas and measures for establishing the assessment system of health risks

i.e. from the four aspects including hazard identification of bio-electromagnetic technology

hazard characterization

exposure assessment

and risk characterization

system evaluation will be proceeded on the basic principles of bio-electromagnetic applications and related health risks of electromagnetic exposure

for the reasonable applications of bio-electromagnetic technologies and preparing preventive measures to avoid possible health risks. The first step should be establishing a scientific

standardized

multi-disciplinary integrated health risk assessment system to electromagnetic bio-effects.