RF at around 2.2-2.6 GHz (typical microwave oven freqs) will warm
living tissues. There are tables listing the complex transmission
impedance of say, chicken, at those frequencies :-) .
_So far_, other than the heating effect, nothing
_scientifically conclusive_ can be said about whether that
will increase your odds of developing cancer. The same can be said
about exposure to AC magnetic fields at power line frequencies.
Again, _so far_. But lots of studies have been done, so if there
was a strong link it would have been discovered by now.
http://www.mcw.edu/gcrc/cop/powerlines-cancer-FAQ/toc.html
Carlos.
At 07:09 PM 2/15/01 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>> As a medical student, I shudder to think how much RF...
>
>
>Hey, any information to export to us non-Med guys as
>to how bad RF really is?
>
>Q: What Wavelengths and Wattages are known to really
> be dangerous? What is the Frequency of a Microwave
> oven, for example (900 Mhz? <g>). How much less
> dangerous is a signal of 1/2 that, etc... I have
> seen almost nothing scientific written on this subject
> and want to know more.
>
>John A.
Received on Thu Feb 15 2001 - 21:49:53 GMT