User's Manual

56
6. What is FDA doing to find out more about the
possible health effects of wireless phone RF?
'%"JTXPSLJOHXJUIUIF64/BUJPOBM5PYJDPMPHZ1SPHSBNBOEXJUI
HSPVQTPGJOWFTUJHBUPSTBSPVOEUIFXPSMEUPFOTVSFUIBUIJHIQSJPSJUZ
animal studies are conducted to address important questions about the
FòFDUTPGFYQPTVSFUPSBEJPGSFRVFODZFOFSHZ3''%"IBTCFFOBMFBEJOH
QBSUJDJQBOUJOUIF8PSME)FBMUI0SHBOJ[BUJPO*OUFSOBUJPOBM&MFDUSPNBHOFUJD
'JFMET&.'1SPKFDUTJODFJUTJODFQUJPOJO"OJOøVFOUJBMSFTVMUPGUIJT
XPSLIBTCFFOUIFEFWFMPQNFOUPGBEFUBJMFEBHFOEBPGSFTFBSDIOFFET
UIBUIBTESJWFOUIFFTUBCMJTINFOUPGOFXSFTFBSDIQSPHSBNTBSPVOEUIF
XPSME5IF1SPKFDUIBTBMTPIFMQFEEFWFMPQBTFSJFTPGQVCMJDJOGPSNBUJPO
EPDVNFOUTPO&.'JTTVFT'%"BOEUIF$FMMVMBS5FMFDPNNVOJDBUJPOT
*OUFSOFU"TTPDJBUJPO$5*"IBWFBGPSNBM$PPQFSBUJWF3FTFBSDIBOE
%FWFMPQNFOU"HSFFNFOU$3"%"UPEPSFTFBSDIPOXJSFMFTTQIPOFTBGFUZ
'%"QSPWJEFTUIFTDJFOUJöDPWFSTJHIUPCUBJOJOHJOQVUGSPNFYQFSUTJO
HPWFSONFOUJOEVTUSZBOEBDBEFNJDPSHBOJ[BUJPOT$5*"GVOEFESFTFBSDI
JTDPOEVDUFEUISPVHIDPOUSBDUTUPJOEFQFOEFOUJOWFTUJHBUPST5IFJOJUJBM
research will include both laboratory studies and studies of wireless
QIPOFVTFST5IF$3"%"XJMMBMTPJODMVEFBCSPBEBTTFTTNFOUPGBEEJUJPOBM
SFTFBSDIOFFETJOUIFDPOUFYUPGUIFMBUFTUSFTFBSDIEFWFMPQNFOUTBSPVOE
the world.
7. How can I find out how much radiofrequency
energy exposure I can get by using my wireless phone?
"MMQIPOFTTPMEJOUIF6OJUFE4UBUFTNVTUDPNQMZXJUI'FEFSBM
$PNNVOJDBUJPOT$PNNJTTJPO'$$HVJEFMJOFTUIBUMJNJUSBEJPGSFRVFODZ
FOFSHZ3'FYQPTVSFT'$$FTUBCMJTIFEUIFTFHVJEFMJOFTJODPOTVMUBUJPO
XJUI'%"BOEUIFPUIFSGFEFSBMIFBMUIBOETBGFUZBHFODJFT5IF'$$MJNJU
GPS3'FYQPTVSFGSPNXJSFMFTTUFMFQIPOFTJTTFUBUB4QFDJöD"CTPSQUJPO
3BUF4"3PGXBUUTQFSLJMPHSBN8LH5IF'$$MJNJUJTDPOTJTUFOU
XJUIUIFTBGFUZTUBOEBSETEFWFMPQFECZUIF*OTUJUVUFPG&MFDUSJDBMBOE
&MFDUSPOJD&OHJOFFSJOH*&&&BOEUIF/BUJPOBM$PVODJMPO3BEJBUJPO
Protection and Measurement. The exposure limit takes into consideration
UIFCPEZTBCJMJUZUPSFNPWFIFBUGSPNUIFUJTTVFTUIBUBCTPSCFOFSHZGSPN
UIFXJSFMFTTQIPOFBOEJTTFUXFMMCFMPXMFWFMTLOPXOUPIBWFFòFDUT
.BOVGBDUVSFSTPGXJSFMFTTQIPOFTNVTUSFQPSUUIF3'FYQPTVSFMFWFMGPS
FBDINPEFMPGQIPOFUPUIF'$$5IF'$$XFCTJUFhttp://www.fcc.gov/
oet/rfsafetyHJWFTEJSFDUJPOTGPSMPDBUJOHUIF'$$JEFOUJöDBUJPOOVNCFS
POZPVSQIPOFTPZPVDBOöOEZPVSQIPOFT3'FYQPTVSFMFWFMJOUIFPOMJOF
listing.
8. What has FDA done to measure the radiofrequency
energy coming from wireless phones?
5IF*OTUJUVUFPG&MFDUSJDBMBOE&MFDUSPOJD&OHJOFFST*&&&JTEFWFMPQJOH
BUFDIOJDBMTUBOEBSEGPSNFBTVSJOHUIFSBEJPGSFRVFODZFOFSHZ3'
exposure from wireless phones and other wireless handsets with
UIFQBSUJDJQBUJPOBOEMFBEFSTIJQPG'%"TDJFOUJTUTBOEFOHJOFFST5IF
TUBOEBSEi3FDPNNFOEFE1SBDUJDFGPS%FUFSNJOJOHUIF4QBUJBM1FBL
4QFDJöD"CTPSQUJPO3BUF4"3JOUIF)VNBO#PEZ%VFUP8JSFMFTT