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Microwave ovens are not inherently dangerous. Microwaves themselves can be dangerous in certain intensities or frequencies (don't stand in front of a high-powered ship's radar, for example).
Contrary to popular belief, microwave ovens cause not deleterious changes when cooking food. The microwaves simply cause any water molecules present in the food to vibrate faster, causing heat by the friction of their vibrating (like rubbing your hands together briskly). The molecules heat up until the water boils, thus steaming the food.
Also, microwaves do NOT 'cook from the inside out.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe danger of microwaves and of all forms of radio waves comes from the body's ability to absorb them. An individual cell is too small to absorb even microwaves but a large number of cells collectively can absorb microwaves and heat up as a result.
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∙ 11y agohi im joe and im looking for a horny jewish female aged 40-60
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∙ 13y agomicrowave radiation can cause damage to your living cells which can lead to them dieing. :(
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∙ 11y agoThe radioactive waves
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What unit measures radiation damage to human tissue?
Rad
What type of damage can alpha particles do to the body?
If Alpha Particles are inhaled, ingested (swallowed), or absorbed into the blood stream, alpha radiation is exposed to sensitive living tissue. The biological damage results in the increased chances of cancer, particularly lung cancer which is caused when alpha emitters are inhaled.
Are X-rays less dangerous to health than ultraviolet radiation?
No, they are not. X-rays have a higher energy than UV radiation, and they have the potential to do more damage to tissue.
Which cells of the body are most susceptible to radiation damage?
thyroid gland is one of the most sensitive organs..
Is parenchyma a dead tissue?
no. it is a living tissue.
Does Recompression treatment treat radiation tissue damage?
Yes
What type of human tissue are more susceptible to radiation damage?
As a general rule, tissue that has a higher metabolic rate is more susceptible to radiation damage. Hair follicles, blood and blood forming tissue (marrow), and tissue along the intestinal tract are examples.
What unit measures radiation damage to human tissue?
Rad
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
How does radiation damage human tissue?
Radiation exposure occurs from medical equipment, ultraviolet radiation from the sun and small but steady radiation from cell phones, microwaves and electrical towers. It damages human tissue by leaving the cells unstable, which can lead to cancer.
What is an Radiation Sickness?
Radiation poisoning, also called radiationsickness or a creeping dose, is a form of damage to organ tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation.
How can radiation cure some types of cancer?
The main scooby dooby on this is that the bioligical damage done to some kinds of cells by exposure to radiation is greater than others. And we frequently see that cancer cells will "take more hits" and die if irradiated than many kinds of "regular" cells will. Radiation (either electromagnetic or particulate) causes ionization in tissue when it is of sufficient energy. A microwave oven will not cause this, but higher energy electromagnetic waves will cause it. So will particulate radiation. The chemical bonds that hold DNA together can be broken by ionizing radiation, and this kind of damage is difficult (if not impossible) for the cell to repair. If we can damage a large number of cancer cells with a minimum of damage to surrounding tissue, radiation therapy can be prescribed for the treatment of some kinds of malignant neoplasms.
What kind of electromagnetic radiation can cause harm to living human tissue?
Ultraviolet, X-rays, and Gamma rays for sure, but even infrared radiation, at very high intensities, could cause harm (burning) to living human tissue.
When gamma rays pass through living tissue do they damage molecules?
yes
How do radiation therapy work?
Exposing tumors to ionizing radiation kills them faster than it kills nearby healthy tissue. If you can focus or otherwise concentrate the radiation on the tumor the effect is even stronger. The reason for this effect is tumors generally grow much faster than healthy tissue, and ionizing radiation damages growing tissue much more significantly than tissue that is not actively growing. This damage should kill it.
Which has higher energy infrared light or gamma rays?
The energy of gamma radiation is much higher than the energy of infrared radiation. You are emitting infrared radiation, but gamma radiation is very harmful to living tissue.
