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•If you must conduct extended conversations by

wireless phone every dey, you could place more

distance between your body and the source of the

RF, since the exposure level drops off dramatically

with distamce. 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 do 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.

10. What about childrenusing wireless phones?

The scientific evidence does not show a danger to

users of wireless phones, including children and

teenagers. If you want to take steps to lower

exposure to radiofrequency energy (RF), the

measures described above would apply to children

and teenagers using wireless phones. Reducing the

time of wireless phone use and increasing the

distance between the user and the RF source will

reduce RF exposure.

Some groups sponsored by other national

governments have advised that children be

discouraged from using wireless phones at all. For

example, the government in the United Kingdom

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8. What has FDAdone to measure radiofrequency

energy coming from wireless phones ?

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

(IEEE) is developing a technical standard for

measuring the radiofrequency energy (RF) exposure

from wireless phones and other wireless handsets

with the participation and leadership of FDA

scientists 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

radiofrequency 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. If you are concerned about avoiding even

potential risks, you can take a few simple steps to

minimize your exposure to radiofrequency energy

(RF). Since time is a key factor in how much

exposure a person receives, reducing the amount of

time spent using a wireless phone reduces RF

exposure.

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