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One of the worst fears that people had when cell phones first became widespread was the radiation that they emitted and what damage it would do to the users, and although the general advice is that you shouldn’t put mobiles near young babies heads, we currently have no evidence that the radiation that is emitted from phones is dangerous.

Nevertheless CNET has compiled a list of which American phones have the most (pictured above), and least (pictured below), radiation and although this doesn’t imply that there is an actual risk, it is interesting to say the least, especially if your phone is at the top.

According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA), specific absorption rate, or SAR, is “a way of measuring the quantity of radio frequency (RF) energy that is absorbed by the body.” In America and Canada there is a SAR level cap on phones of 1.6W/kg, and in Europe it is 2W/kg, measured at the peak of its emissions, and it is also possible for different for a phone to vary between network and editions of the same phone.

Via [The Consumerist]