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MORE INFORMATION at http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/ NCI_Cancer_Bulletin_092308/page7. What does Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) mean? In 1996, the FCC, working with the FDA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies, established RF exposure safety guidelines for wireless devices in the United States. Before a wireless device model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested by the manufacturer and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed limits established by the FCC. One of these limits is expressed as a Specific Absorption Rate, or "SAR." SAR is a measure of the rate of absorption of RF energy in the body. Tests for SAR are conducted with the wireless device transmitting at its highest power level in all tested frequency bands. Since 1996, the FCC has required that the SAR of handheld wireless devices not exceed 1.6 watts per kilogram, averaged over one gram of tissue. Although the SAR is determined at the highest power level, the actual SAR value of a wireless device while operating can be less than the reported SAR value. This is because the SAR value may vary from call to call, depending on 113

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MORE INFORMATION
at
NCI_Cancer_Bulletin_092308/page7
.
What does Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) mean?
In 1996, the FCC, working with the FDA, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other
agencies, established RF exposure safety guidelines for
wireless devices in the United States. Before a wireless
device model is available for sale to the public, it must
be tested by the manufacturer and certified to the FCC
that it does not exceed limits established by the FCC.
One of these limits is expressed as a Specific
Absorption Rate, or “SAR.” SAR is a measure of the rate
of absorption of RF energy in the body. Tests for SAR
are conducted with the wireless device transmitting
at its highest power level in all tested frequency
bands. Since 1996, the FCC has required that the SAR
of handheld wireless devices not exceed 1.6 watts per
kilogram, averaged over one gram of tissue. Although
the SAR is determined at the highest power level, the
actual SAR value of a wireless device while operating
can be less than the reported SAR value. This is because
the SAR value may vary from call to call, depending on