Is Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) a superior screening tool for heat stress risk than Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) index? Eight years of data from the Gothenburg half marathon.

Sofia ThorssonDavid RaynerGunnar PalmFredrik LindbergEric CarlströmMikael Dellborg Finn NilsonAmir Khorram-ManeshBjörn Holmer

Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2020)

We contend that the PET is a better predictor of collapses during a half marathon than the WBGT. We call for further investigation of PET as a screening tool alongside WBGT.

Keyphrases

heat stress
pet ct
positron emission tomography
computed tomography
pet imaging
heat shock
electronic health record
big data
machine learning
data analysis