College Physics 10th Edition by Raymond Serway,Chris Vuille

Exercise 42

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration limits the radiation leakage of microwave ovens to no more than 5.0 mW/cm 2 at a distance of 2.0 in. A typical cell phone, which also transmits microwaves, has a peak output power of about 2.0 W. (a) Approximating the cell phone as a point source, calculate the radiation intensity of a cell phone at a distance of 2.0 in. How does the answer compare with the maximum allowable microwave oven leakage (b) The distance from your ear to your brain is about 2 in. What would the radiation intensity in your brain be if you used a Bluetooth headset, keeping the phone in your pocket, 1.0 m away from your brain Most headsets are so-called Class 2 devices with a maximum output power of 2.5 mW.