ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION EXPOSURE WITH MOB ILE TELEPHONE HANDSETS IN THE D-NETWORK

We have investigated specific absorption rates and heating in eyes and heads of users of mobile telephone handies. The judgement upon the ex posure is based on the results of our field-strength measurements with real telephones and on both theoretically calculated and experimental ly measured data in the literature. Following this no overexposure can occur with intentional, professional use of class 4 - handies of anal ogue TACS nets (e.g. Austrian D-net) or class 3 - handies of digital G SM nets (e.g. German D1-, D2-nets). The current, recommended limits of local specific absorption rates of 4 W/kg (Austria) and 10 W/kg (Germ any) are not exceeded. Temperature rise in the tissue is less than 1-d egree.