CAN RADIATION FROM ALL ELECTRICAL WIRING, EQUIPMENT, POWER LINES, SUBSTATIONS
AND EVEN BATTERY OPERATED ITEMS AFFECT OUR BIOPHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL BODIES,
DAMAGE, ALTER OUR DNA AND LEAD TO ILLNESS AND DISEASE?
Video comment by Dr Patrick Dixon on research showing possible health risks from heavy exposure to mobile phone radiation. Risks probably very small in normal use.
2.5 times risk of brain tumours from phone radiation in humans? Early Alzheimers disease from destroyed brain cells? Reports showing no health risk at all? Each month we see more reports about mobile phone radiation effects - but what does it actually mean for you and me? Is there really a health risk? Here is a common-sense personal view from a physician and parent of four children who is also a major user of wireless devices of all kinds.
Solar radiation
Solar radiation is probably the most important element of
climate. Solar radiation first and foremost heats the
Earth's surface which in turn determines the temperature of the air above. The receipt of solar radiation
drives evaporation,
so long as there is water available. Heating of the air determines its stability, which affects cloud development and
precipitation. Unequal heating of the Earth's surface creates pressure
gradients that result in wind. So you see, just about all the
characteristics of climate can be traced back to the receipt of solar
radiation.
radiation: you are constantly exposed to it. There is ionizing radiation from space and from the ground, you get exposure from CAT scans and X-Rays at your doctors office, you get it from all around you. Only a small fraction of the radiation you are exposed to comes from consumer products, combined!
Side Effects and Risks of CT Angiogram
When considering a CT-Angiogram imaging study, it is important to consider the associated risks. All computed tomography scans carry the risk of radiation exposure, and a CT angigoram also carries the risk of a reaction to contrast media that is used to highlight the coronary arteries.
Radiation
Side Effects and Risks of 64 CT Scans
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When considering a 64-Slice CT imaging study, it is important to consider the associated risks. All computed tomography scans carry the risk of radiation exposure, and a 64-Slice CT also carries the risk of a reaction to contrast media that is used to highlight the coronary arteries.
Radiation
Consumer
Products Containing Radioactive Materials (Health
Physics Society Fact Sheet)
Electronic
Product Radiation Control
Does
this product emit radiation?
Cell
Phones
Radiation
Emitting Device Labeling Requirement
Microwaves
Television
Sun
lamps and tanning
Study
Links Use of Tanning Lamps to Increased Risk of Skin
Cancer (Scientific American)
Smoke detectors [EPA]
Building Products
Consumer Products
Security Devices and
Processes
Food and
Food Containers
Medical Procedures
Naturally Occurring Radiation
Radiologically Contaminated Sites
Government and Industry
RadNet
(formerly the Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring
System)
Consumer Products
Consumer Products
may contain, may have been treated with, or may emit
radiation.
Consumer
Products Containing Radioactive Materials (Health
Physics Society Fact Sheet)
Electronic
Product Radiation Control
Does
this product emit radiation?
Cell
Phones
Radiation
Emitting Device Labeling Requirement
Microwaves
Television
Sun
lamps and tanning
Study
Links Use of Tanning Lamps to Increased Risk of Skin
Cancer (Scientific American)
Smoke detectors [EPA]
Building Products