User's Manual

model of phone is used.

7. 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

mill-watts/g) of matter. This measurement is used to

determine whether a wireless phone complies with

safety guidelines.

8. How can I find out how much Radio

Frequency energy exposure I can get by

using my wireless phone?

All phones sold in the United States must comply