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The short answer is: they don't cause cancer.
The long answer is: Types of electro-magnetic radiation (light) are typically described by either their frequency or their wavelength. Using frequency as a basis for this answer, in order for light to cause cancer it has to be above a certain frequency to ionize the atoms in a strand of DNA. That frequency is higher than the light you see everyday by about 1,000 times. Radio waves are also a type of light. They are about 1,000,000 times lower than the light we see everyday. So the difference between frequencies that causes cancer and radio wave radiation is about 1,000,000,000 (a billion) times. The only reason we worry about the sun causing cancer is because it not only gives off visible light and RF (radio frequencies), it also gives off UV-B (the beginning of the ionizing radiation frequencies).
The only tissue damage radio waves can cause is from spinning the atoms. This doesn't mutate DNA but it does "cook" the tissue. This is how a microwave works but it's an important distinction that cooking tissue is not the same as tissue being cancerous.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoBecause they produce radiation, although being next to them for a whole year is probably equivelent to a 20 min mobile phone call.
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∙ 14y agoNo, radio waves are the only EM radiation with no real dangers
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∙ 12y agoBecause it's radioactive i think and that's not good for you.
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∙ 11y agoradio waves are not dangerous.
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Does mechinal waves have radio waves?
no, mechanical waves are not radio waves
How are electromagnetic waves different to radio waves?
Radio waves ARE electromagnetic waves.
What is a radio wave?
Radio waves are electromagnetic waves. The radio waves have the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. A radio wave has a much longer wavelength than does visible light. We use radio waves extensively for communications.
Was the radio named after radio waves or were radio waves named after the radio?
Radio waves were discovered before the radio was invented.
Radio waves and cell pjones?
Radio waves and cell phones
Why are radio waves dangerous?
because they ionize the living cells
What is the frequency range of radio waves that can penetrate human body?
The frequency range that the radio waves can penetrate the human body is between 1Hz and 10 KHz. This frequency of the radio waves is however not dangerous.
Does mechinal waves have radio waves?
no, mechanical waves are not radio waves
Are radio waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?
Transverse. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves, which are transverse.
How are electromagnetic waves different to radio waves?
Radio waves ARE electromagnetic waves.
Are radar waves visible?
No. Radar waves are one category of radio waves. Think of all the radio waves that are all around you right now . . . AM radio, FM radio, police and fire radio, highway patrol radio, taxi radio, television picture and sound radio waves, cellphone radio waves, garage-door-opener radio waves, bluetooth radio waves, WiFi waves, microwaves ... and you can't see any of them ! Radar waves can easily be there in the group.
How are radio and television waves added to em radio waves?
by changing the amplitude or frequency of the radio waves.
What radio waves?
Radio waves are electromagnetic waves occurring on the radio frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
How strong is wireless router's waves and will it damaged infant's Health?
Wireless routers, like phones television and radio, transmit data through radio waves. Most routers operate between 2.5 and 5 GHz. Non-ionizing wavelengths such as infra-red, microwaves, and radio waves tend to not be dangerous.
How are radio waves formed?
How are radio waves formed?
Are AM radio waves are an example of longitudinal waves?
No. Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic waves; electroctromagnetic waves are transverse waves.
When was Radio Waves - radio station - created?
Radio Waves - radio station - was created in 2010.
