Editing DECT (section)

==Health and safety==
{{See also|Wireless electronic devices and health}}
DECT uses [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] radio, similar to mobile phones, baby monitors, Wi-Fi, and other cordless telephone technologies.

In North America, the 4&nbsp;mW average transmission power reduces range compared to the 10&nbsp;mW permitted in Europe.

The UK [[Health Protection Agency]] (HPA) claims that due to a mobile phone's adaptive power ability, a European DECT cordless phone's radiation could actually exceed the radiation of a mobile phone. A European DECT cordless phone's radiation has an average output power of 10&nbsp;mW but is in the form of 100 bursts per second of 250&nbsp;mW, a strength comparable to some mobile phones.<ref>{{cite web |title=Health Effects from Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields |url=http://www.hpa.org.uk/webc/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1317133827077|publisher=(UK) Health Protection Agency |access-date=10 September 2013 |author=Independent Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation |date=April 2012}}</ref>

Most studies have been unable to demonstrate any link to health effects, or have been inconclusive. [[Electromagnetic field]]s may have an effect on protein expression in laboratory settings<ref>{{cite journal |title=Chronic electromagnetic field exposure decreases HSP70 levels and lowers cytoprotection |pmid=11813250 |publisher=(US) Wiley-Liss, Inc |author=Vitreous State Laboratory, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA. |journal=Journal of Cellular Biochemistry |year=2002 |volume=84 |issue=3 |pages=447–54 |doi=10.1002/jcb.10036 |s2cid=45020298 }}</ref> but have not yet been demonstrated to have clinically significant effects in real-world settings. The World Health Organization has issued a statement on medical effects of mobile phones which acknowledges that the longer term effects (over several decades) require further research.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.who.int/features/qa/30/en |title=What are the health risks associated with mobile phones and their base stations? |access-date=19 January 2008 |date=5 December 2005 |work=Online Q&A |publisher=[[World Health Organization]]}}</ref>