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Old 12-05-2006, 11:03 PM   #8
jolinar of malkshor
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Originally Posted by kermitology View Post
Radio waves can cause cancer.. Look at microwaves as an example. That is RF. HOWEVER.. Cell phones are unlikely to cause brain tumors. A lot of this is simple dynamics of signal propagation. Water attenuates RF signals to a very large degree and the brain is surrounded by a layer of water. So even when transmitting at full power (when you're cell signal strength is lowest) it's still not near an order that is likely to cause cancer.
Yes....I know that....the frequency of radio waves of cell phones do not cause cancer however as they are long waves......not short wave like gamma waves....which most definately cause cancer. Microwaves on the electromagnetic spectrum cannot cause cancer as they do not have energy needed to ionize atoms or knock out electrons from atoms.
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