Cell Phones and Ionizing Radiation

Mobile phones are devices that enable us to communicate with friends and family. It allows us to receive wireless links moving through a wide area of ​​the environment. Today, millions of users all over the world are using mobile phones. The first invention of a mobile phone was Martin Cooper of the 1970s. Mobile phones are currently very advanced and are used in various ways. People use download applications, play games, send text messages, and call friends. When speaking on the phone, we emit many kinds of radiation like microwave electric waves.

On the other hand, the use of cell phones adds people around the world into poisoning, and long-term abuse on mobile phones can harm health. Mobile phones operate on non-ionizing radiation. But people are still concerned about how many mobile phones can endure without causing harmful reactions to themselves. I personally think that a cell phone may cause a decrease in blood count, but I do not believe that a cell phone can cause serious health risks like cancer or brain injury.

Why are mobile phones paying attention? RF energy radiated from the phone is absorbed by body tissues closest to the phone. RF energy of mobile phones, microwave ovens, and radars is non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. By contrast, X-rays and sputum are ionizing radiation that has been shown to increase the risk of cancer. With the popularization of mobile phones with more than 300 million users in the US in the United States, the importance on health by keeping mobile phones in the ears has become more important. A recent Swedish study published in October in Pathophysiology magazine used 1,380 mobile phones and cordless phones from people with malignant brain tumors as many as those without these tumors.

Exposure to ionizing radiation (eg from X-rays) is known to increase the risk of developing cancer. However, many studies are considering the health effects of nonionizing radiation from radar, microwave ovens, cell phones and other radiation sources, but there is no consistent evidence that nonionizing radiation increases the risk of cancer (1). The only biological effect observed with unannounced RF energy is heating. The ability of the microwave oven to heat the food is an example of the RF energy effect. The RF exposure used on the phone heats the body area (ear, head, etc.) where the phone or other device is located. However, it is not sufficient to measurably raise body temperature, and RF energy does not have other serious effects on the body.