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9 What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to Radio
Frequency 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 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 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 off 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 scientific
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 scientific 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 Radio Frequency (RF)
energy, 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