We are talking about two different kinds of radiation. X-rays are of the category called ionizing radiation. They do their damage by stripping electrons off of atoms. Non-ionizing radiation, such as radio waves, do their (known) damage by heating tissue beyond its ability to dissipate the heat. Two different effects.
Ghery Pettit Intel -----Original Message----- From: Danny Falkoff [mailto:dfalk...@netphone.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 12:32 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Cell Phone Hazards? Maybe someone said this already, but I think it is a ridiculous assumption that the level of energy has to necessarily be enough to cause heating in order to be dangerous. Just look at X-rays! (on second thought don't). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
