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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.