{"id":4321,"date":"2012-07-18T06:58:23","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T11:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=4321"},"modified":"2013-06-25T21:55:37","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T02:55:37","slug":"2012-update-how-safe-is-your-mobilecellular-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/07\/2012-update-how-safe-is-your-mobilecellular-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 update: how safe is your mobile\/cellular phone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 2012 update of the radiation levels of popular mobile\/cellular devices in the Caribbean.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/techzblog.in\/548\/20-highest-radiation-cell-phones.html\"<\/a>In an effort to increase awareness of radiation emitted from mobile\/cellular devices, in July last year we published data on the radiation levels from a broad range of popular handsets sold in the Caribbean (See How safe is your mobile phone?<\/strong><\/a>). We have updated this listing, and have included a wide cross section of phones from the following brands: BlackBerry<\/a>; iPhone<\/a>; Motorola<\/a>; Nokia<\/a>; Samsung<\/a>; Sony Ericsson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are acceptable radiation levels?<\/h3>\n

Mobile\/cellular phones, similar to microwave ovens, emit non-ionising radiation, which heat up a body at the cellular level. The rate at which this energy is absorbed by the body is called the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)<\/a> \u2013 the power absorbed per mass of tissue \u2013 with units Watts per kilogram (W\/kg).<\/p>\n

Within the Caribbean, mobile phone vendors typically reference the SAR limits used in the United States and in Europe:<\/p>\n