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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. But 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 will
reduce RF exposure. If you must conduct
extended conversations by wireless
phone every day, you could place more
distance between your body and the
source of the RF, since the exposure level
drops o dramatically with distance. 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 scienti c
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 children using wireless
phones?
The scienti c 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 distributed lea ets
containing such a recommendation in
December 2000. They noted that no
evidence exists that using a wireless
phone causes brain tumors or other ill
e ects. Their recommendation to limit
wireless phone use by children was
strictly precautionary; it was not based
on scienti c evidence that any health
hazard exists.
11. What about wireless phone
interference with medical
equipment?
Radiofrequency 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 de brillators from wireless