effects associated with exposure to RF fields?
Safety Code 6 takes into account all biological effects whether they are related to heating of the tissue (thermal) or exposure levels too low to cause significant tissue heating (non-thermal). The understanding that the limits specified in the Code are based entirely on thermal effects is incorrect. For frequencies from 3 kHz to 100 kHz, the biological endpoint on which the limits are based is nerve and muscle stimulation. Although these are acute effects, they are non-thermal in nature. At higher frequencies, non-thermal effects are not well established and currently do not form a scientifically acceptable basis for restricting human exposure to RF fields. There is no convincing scientific evidence that RF exposures have any link to cancer initiation or promotion. The body of peer-reviewed literature in this area overwhelmingly demonstrates a lack of linkage, and where the few reports of linkage effects were found, some may be attributed to factors other than RF energy.
