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For Your Safety
8.WhathastheFDAdonetomeasuretheRadioFrequencyenergycomingfrom
tablets?
TheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicEngineers(IEEE)isdevelopingatechnicalstandard
formeasuringtheRadioFrequency(RF)energyexposurefromtablets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andbodiesoftabletusers.Thetestmethodusesa
tissue-simulatingmodelofthehumanheadandbody.StandardizedSARtestmethodology
isexpectedtogreatlyimprovetheconsistencyofmeasurementsmadeatdifferent
laboratoriesonthesametablet.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tabletcomplies
withsafetyguidelines.
9.WhatstepscanItaketoreducemyexposuretoRadioFrequencyenergyfrommy
tablet?
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tabletwillreduceRFexposure.Ifyoumustconductextendedconversations
usingawirelessdevice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tabletawayfromyourbodyoruseawirelessdevice
connectedtoaremoteantenna.Again,thescientificdatadoesnotdemonstratethattablets