Mobile phones and radiation

Mobile phones and radiation

Mobile phones or Cellphones cause brain cancer, dementia and have other side effects, these are the results of many studies conducted. However, most of such studies have remained largely inconclusive.

Recently a panel findings highlighted the health hazards posed by mobile phones radiation. The committee named loss of memory, lack of concentration, digestive and sleep disturbances as some of the ill-effects caused by mobile phone radiation.

List of mobile phones with high levels of RF radiation

CNET recently published a “list of phones with high levels of RF radiation”. The list includes some of the popular smartphone models from companies like LG, Motorola and Sony Ericsson.The study is based on SAR or Specific Absorption Rate. SAR is a way to measure the amount of radio frequency (RF) energy absorbed by the body when using the handset.

A cell phone's SAR, or its Specific Absorption Rate, is a measure of the amount of radio frequency (RF) energy absorbed by the body when using the handset. All cell phones emit RF energy and the SAR varies by handset model.

1. Motorola Bravo has a 3 megapixel autofocus camera, 512 MB RAM, aGPS, accelerometer and Bluetooth.The phone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is 1.59

2.Motorola Droid whihc is Android-powered is number 2. The phone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is 1.58

3.Sony Ericsson's 12 megapixel shooter Satio too figures among the phone's with highest level of radiation. The phone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is 1.56.

4.Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 Mini Pro, is at No. 4 on the list. The Android-based phone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is 1.55.

5.Kyocera Jax S1300 with a 1.8-inch display. The phone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is 1.55

6.Motorola i335 sports a 1.5-inch display. The phone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is 1.53.

7.Android-based 3G smartphone “Defy”. The phone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is 1.52.

8.The candybar Motorola Grasp features a 2.2-inch display, 1.3 megapixel camera with digital zoom. Grasp's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is 1.52.

9.ZTE Salute's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is 1.52.

10.No. 10 is LG Rumor 2 with 1.51 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR).

Here is a device  that can protect you from cellphone radiation, its a bit quirky but says will do the job.

A randomized study was conducted between January 1 and December 31, 2009 at a single U.S. laboratory among 47 healthy participants recruited from the community. Cell phones were placed on their left and right ears and brain imaging was performed with positron emission tomography, PET, scans. This study's authors say more research is needed to answer that question."Results of this study provide evidence that acute cell phone exposure affects brain metabolic activity," the authors state. "However, these results provide no information as to their relevance regarding potential carcinogenic effects, or lack of such effects, from chronic cell phone use.”

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