Distribution of RF energy emitted by mobile phones in anatomical structures of the brain.
Cardis E, Deltour I, Mann S, Moissonnier M, Taki M, Varsier N, Wake K, Wiart J. · 2008
View Original AbstractMobile phones concentrate 50-60% of their RF energy in the temporal lobe, creating predictable hotspots that could explain inconsistent brain cancer study results.
Plain English Summary
Researchers measured how radio frequency energy from mobile phones distributes throughout the brain by testing 110 different phone models. They found that 97-99% of the RF energy is absorbed in the brain hemisphere closest to the phone, with 50-60% concentrated in the temporal lobe (the area above your ear). This uneven distribution pattern was consistent across different phone types and suggests that if mobile phones pose cancer risks, brain tumors would most likely develop in these high-absorption areas.
Why This Matters
This research provides crucial insight into why epidemiological studies of mobile phone use and brain cancer have produced mixed results. The science demonstrates that RF energy from phones creates distinct hotspots in specific brain regions, particularly the temporal lobe where you hold the device. What this means for you is that any potential cancer risk from mobile phone use wouldn't be randomly distributed throughout your brain - it would be concentrated in predictable locations. The consistency of this absorption pattern across 110 different phone models, including both older and newer designs, suggests this is a fundamental characteristic of how our brains interact with mobile phone radiation, not something that varies significantly between devices.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
The objective of the current paper was to characterize the spatial distribution of RF energy in the brain, using results of measurements made in two laboratories on 110 phones used in Europe or Japan.
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Show BibTeX
@article{e_2008_distribution_of_rf_energy_1953,
author = {Cardis E and Deltour I and Mann S and Moissonnier M and Taki M and Varsier N and Wake K and Wiart J.},
title = {Distribution of RF energy emitted by mobile phones in anatomical structures of the brain.},
year = {2008},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18451464/},
}