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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
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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
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