title: Inexpensive microwave leakage detectors--are they worth it? (A performance evaluation report).
abstract: Due largely to the misinformation spread by the blogosphere, many consumers are worried they may be harmed by the radiation leaking from microwave ovens. As a result, many have been purchasing and using inexpensive microwave oven leakage detectors. Several microwave engineers have tested some of these and found them to be inaccurate, often giving false-high or false-low readings. In our study, we examined a number of these selling for USD 79.95 and less, by comparison to professional equipment.
authors.affiliation: RF Schiffmann Associates, Inc. 149 West 88th Street New York, NY 10024, USA.
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Schiffmann
authors.affiliation: Gigatherm AG, Postfach Halten 120 CH-9035 Grub AR Switzerland.
authors.forename: Rupert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steiner
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006361:Heating / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008872:Microwaves; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity