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Is microwave radiation harmful to your eyes?
Yes.
What percent of radiation is absorbed?
The radiation that are absorbed are not all useful. Only the harmful ones are.
When an absorbed dose of radiation is multiplied by a quality factor the exposure dose to a person is reported in?
REM's or Sieverts
What layer protects us from what kind of radiation?
The ozone layer protects us from the radiation of sun. This radiation is called ultraviolet radiation and is very harmful.
The layer that filters harmful radiation out?
The ozone layer.
What is the negative of radio wave?
Negative of the radio are the radiation effects that affect of radiation Two ways in which radiation can hurt people are radiation poisoning and cancer from radiation. Radiation poisoning occurs when a person is exposed to large amounts of radiation. to get an idea of how much 300 rem is, it might help to know that we are exposed to about 0.2 rem each year just by living our normal lives. A person who received 300 rem, A unit for measuring absorbed doses of radiation, equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays,( roentgen -a unit measuring a radiation dose) if untreated, will probably die soon after of radiation poisoning.
How much radiation is the average US Citizen exposed to during a typical year from TV and microwave ovens?
300 rem
Which unit of radiation dose rem or rad is most useful for describing the effect of radiation on living tissue?
rem
Which unit of radiation dose- rem or rad -is most useful for describing the effect of radiation on living tissue?
rem
What is REM unit?
REM is used to quantify the amount of a radiation source absorbed by a tissue.
A person begins to suffer radiation sickness at an exposure level of what rem?
100 rem
Is phone radiation harmful to humans?
Phone radiation can be harmful to humans. It is harmful when the person is on the phone a lot.
What type of radiation is the most harmful?
Gamma radiation.
What is a millirem?
Unit used to measure radiation dosage (1/1000 of a rem)
Is Microwave radiation of very high intensity harmful?
Yes, radiation of any frequency can be harmful when it is intense enough.
Is a mac book pro emitting any harmful radiation?
MacBook Pros do not emit any harmful radiation.
is cerenkov radiation harmful?
Cherenkov radiation is seem by the naked eye is a bright blue it is not considered to be harmful. The Cherenkov radiation is generating from electromagnetic radiation that comes from the speedo of particles traveling.
