Cellphone Radiation - Some neurosurgeons don't hold cellphones to their ears

So the cellphone radiation debate goes on. While most experts say that there is no proven risk from cellphone radiation:

"... three prominent neurosurgeons told the CNN interviewer Larry King that they did not hold cellphones next to their ears. “I think the safe practice,” said Dr. Keith Black, a surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, “is to use an earpiece so you keep the microwave antenna away from your brain.”

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/health/03well.html

Instinct and iPhone comparison with top 10 highest-radiation cell phones (US)

Manufacturer and model	SAR level(digital)
1 Motorola V195s	1.6
2 Motorola W385	1.54
2b RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Sprint)	1.54
2c RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless)	1.54
5 Motorola Deluxe ic902	1.53
5a T-Mobile Shadow (HTC)	1.53
5b Motorola i335	1.53
8 Samsung Sync SGH-C417	1.51
9 HTC SMT5800	1.49
9a Motorola Z6c	1.49
Other phones for comparison below	Not in continuous order
Samsung Instinct	1.46
Apple iPhone 3G (8GB)	1.38
Apple iPhone 3G (16GB)	1.38
LG Dare	1.09
Apple iPhone (4GB)	0.974
Apple iPhone (8GB)	0.974

((Source - CNET News)
SAR = specific absorption rate, is "a way of measuring the quantity of radiofrequency (RF) energy that is absorbed by the body."

If you have a different phone, check out your cellphone's radiation level here:

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6602_7-5020355-1.html?tag=lnav


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