Table 2.

Comparison between protocols for personal RF-EMF exposure measurement studies.

	Röösli et al. [19]	This paper
Measurement device(s)	PEM	UE with sensor (+PEM)
Sample rate	3 s	0.25 ms
Calibration	Device only	Device on body
Level of analysis	Microenvironments	Activities
Technologies	2G – 4G	2G – 5G
e-BC exposure	Reduced measurement uncertainty	Reduced measurement uncertainty
e-DL exposure (in 5G)	High measurement uncertainty	Reduced measurement uncertainty
e-UL exposure	High measurement uncertainty	High measurement uncertainty
a-DL exposure (only 5G)	High measurement uncertainty	Reduced measurement uncertainty
a-UL exposure	High measurement uncertainty	Reduced measurement uncertainty