phone causes brain tumors or other ill effects.
Their recommendation to limit wireless phone
use by children was strictly precautionary; it was
not based on scientific evidence that any health
hazard exists.
11. What about wireless phone interference with
medical equipment?
Radio frequency energy (RF) from wireless phones
can interact with some electronic devices. For this
reason, the FDA helped develop a detailed test
method to measure electromagnetic interference
(EMI) of implanted cardiac pacemakers and
defibrillators from wireless telephones. This test
method is now part of a standard sponsored by the
Association for the Advancement of Medical
instrumentation (AAMI).
The final draft, a joint effort by the FDA, medical
device manufacturers, and many other groups,
was completed in late 2000.
12. Where can I find additional information?
For additional information, please refer to the
following resources:
FDA web page on wireless phones
(http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/phones/index.html)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF
Safety Program (http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)
International Commission on Non-lonizing
Radiation Protection (http://www.icnirp.de)
World Health Organization (WHO) International
EMF Project
(http://www.who.int/emf)
National Radiological Protection Board (UK)
(http://www.nrpb.org.uk/)
The highest SAR value for this model phone when
tested for use at the ear is 0.714 W/kg and when
worn on the body, as described in this user's
manual, is 0.482 W/kg. (Body-worn measurements
differ among phone models, depending upon
available accessories and FCC requirements.)
While there may be differences between SAR
levels of various phones and at various positions,
they all meet the government requirement for safe
exposure.
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