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Radiation Bureau Cautions Cordless Phone Users
M&C News, February 13, 2006
Consumer Health
Salzgitter,
Germany - People who use cordless phones should keep their conversations
to a minimum, Germany's federal bureau for radiation protection
(BfS) in Salzgitter recommends.
The BfS also says
people who use the phones are advised to put the base station in an area
of their home where they do not spend a lot of time. The foyer or entrance
is a good example.
The cordless telephones,
which commonly use the DECT standard, often are the greatest source of
high frequency electromagnetic fields in private homes.
There is no indication
that the emissions harm a person's health. But to reduce any possible
risk, it's wise to minimize the amount of time spent near them, the BfS
says.
The BfS says the maximum
amount of radiation allowed from the DECT telephones by the International
Commission for the Protection of Non- ionized Radiation is too high.
Experts and the BfS
are disturbed that there is no legally required rating for cordless telephones
that use the DECT standard. As opposed to cell phones, DECT phones do
not regulate their radiation output downward, although this is technically
possible.
Base stations and
the handset send out the same amount of radiation during a telephone call
regardless of the user's distance from the base station. A device has
recently come on the market that can regulate the radiation output.
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