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For Your Safety

TheFCCwebsite(http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)givesdirectionsforlocatingtheFCC

identificationnumberonyourphonesoyoucanfindyourphone’sRFexposurelevelinthe

onlinelisting.

8. What has the FDA done to measure the Radio Frequency energy coming from wireless

phones?

TheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicEngineers(IEEE)isdevelopingatechnicalstandard

formeasuringtheRadioFrequency(RF)energyexposurefromwirelessphonesandother

wirelesshandsetswiththeparticipationandleadershipofFDAscientistsandengineers.

Thestandard,“RecommendedPracticeforDeterminingtheSpatial-PeakSpecificAbsorption

Rate(SAR)intheHumanBodyDuetoWirelessCommunicationsDevices:Experimental

Techniques”,setsforththefirstconsistenttestmethodologyformeasuringtherateat

whichRFisdepositedintheheadsofwirelessphoneusers.Thetestmethodusesatissue-

simulatingmodelofthehumanhead.StandardizedSARtestmethodologyisexpectedto

greatlyimprovetheconsistencyofmeasurementsmadeatdifferentlaboratoriesonthe

samephone.SARisthemeasurementoftheamountofenergyabsorbedintissue,either

bythewholebodyorasmallpartofthebody.Itismeasuredinwatts/kg(ormilliwatts/g)

ofmatter.Thismeasurementisusedtodeterminewhetherawirelessphonecomplieswith

safetyguidelines.

9. What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to Radio Frequency energy from my wireless

phone?

Ifthereisariskfromtheseproducts—andatthispointwedonotknowthatthereis—it

isprobablyverysmall.Butifyouareconcernedaboutavoidingevenpotentialrisks,you

cantakeafewsimplestepstominimizeyourexposuretoRadioFrequency(RF)energy.

Sincetimeisakeyfactorinhowmuchexposureapersonreceives,reducingtheamountof

timespentusingawirelessphonewillreduceRFexposure.Ifyoumustconductextended

conversationsbywirelessphoneeveryday,youcouldplacemoredistancebetweenyour

bodyandthesourceoftheRF,sincetheexposureleveldropsoffdramaticallywithdistance.

Forexample,youcoulduseaheadsetandcarrythewirelessphoneawayfromyourbody

oruseawirelessphoneconnectedtoaremoteantenna.Again,thescientificdatadoes

notdemonstratethatwirelessphonesareharmful.ButifyouareconcernedabouttheRF

exposurefromtheseproducts,youcanusemeasureslikethosedescribedabovetoreduce

yourRFexposurefromwirelessphoneuse.

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