N. Kuster – författare

This text provides an overview of the state of knowledge in the area of safety of mobile communications, and also summarizes current activities. The underlying objective is to provide the information for preliminary risk assessments and for determining the required research for a more substantial risk assessment. With respect to the more general audience, the book covers all aspects of the problem. All the chapters should be informative for non-specialists and yet valuable for specialists as well.

Recently, there has been interest by regulators, the public and the manufacturers of wireless devices in the issues relating to the safety of radio frequency (RF) energy. These issues require an understanding of the scientific underpinnings of both physics of RF energy and cellular biology. This book is designed to provide precisely such cross-functional expertise. The editors of this book intend to provide a reliable source for a sound scientific understanding of the issues and to stimulate future scientific advances in this area. Therefore, the audience for this book includes such diverse groups as scientists, governmental policy-makers and regulatory bodies, representatives of industry and the public at large.