What does SAR stand for?

Specific Absorption Rate (measure of the rate of absorption of RF energy in the body)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Each cell phone has a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) which has been limited to no more than 1.

Rating cell phone radiation

Every handset on sale in the UK is tested to measure how much radiation penetrates the user's head, and the results are published as specific absorption rate ( SAR) values.

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This value, for Specific Absorption Rate, is the amount of radio-frequency absorbed from the phone into the user's tissues.

Cancer Center Workers Warned about Cell Phone Risks

PHONE SAFETY: Try to get phones with low radiation levels - measured by the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR.

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Until now these Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) levels were not able to exceed two watts per kilogram over a period of six minutes.

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The measurement of how much RF energy is absorbed by the human body is known as the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR).

Concern continues over emissions and device safety; cell phones and ...

The information, to be included in user manuals for phones made by Ericsson, Motorola, and Nokia, will contain each product's specific absorption rate (SAR).

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The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements set the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) at 1.

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