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Safety

(RF)energyexposures.TheFCCestablishedtheseguidelinesin

consultationwiththeFDAandtheotherfederalhealthandsafetyagencies.

TheFCClimitforRFexposurefromwirelessphonesissetataSpecic

AbsorptionRate(SAR)of1.6wattsperkilogram(1.6W/kg).TheFCClimit

isconsistentwiththesafetystandardsdevelopedbytheInstituteof

ElectricalandElectronicEngineering(IEEE)andtheNationalCouncilon

RadiationProtectionandMeasurement.Theexposurelimittakesinto

considerationthebody’sabilitytoremoveheatfromthetissuesthatabsorb

energyfromthewirelessphoneandissetwellbelowlevelsknowntohave

effects.ManufacturersofwirelessphonesmustreporttheRFexposure

levelforeachmodelofphonetotheFCC.TheFCCwebsite(http://www.

fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)givesdirectionsforlocatingtheFCCidentication

numberonyourphonesoyoucannd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Specic

AbsorptionRate(SAR)intheHumanBodyDuetoWireless

CommunicationsDevices:ExperimentalTechniques”,setsforththerst

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?

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