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A comment on Cellphone-Cancer Link Found in Government Study. Parent comment

Re:Cellphone-Cancer Link Found in Government Study by icebraining on Friday May 27, 2016 @04:33AM (#11784670)
Power of transmission is only one part; another is distance to the source, since AFAIR the power drops off at a rate inversely proportional to the square of the distance. Being exposed to a router at a few meters, and even to a computer at a meter or so, is probably significantly different from having your phone touching your head or in your pocket.
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Re:Cellphone-Cancer Link Found in Government Study by brador on Friday May 27, 2016 @04:38AM (#11784685)
The third significant element in addition to the two you mentioned is motion. Static field does a lot more damage than a moving field.
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Re:Cellphone-Cancer Link Found in Government Study by yoz-y on Friday May 27, 2016 @05:07AM (#11784783)
Why is that? Is it because the tissues are exposed continuously at the same place?
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Re:Cellphone-Cancer Link Found in Government Study by brador on Friday May 27, 2016 @05:18AM (#11784815)
Yes. Similar, but not the same as, a microwave. Take out the turntable and you'll get localised high temperature spots.
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Re:Cellphone-Cancer Link Found in Government Study by ecopoesis on Friday May 27, 2016 @08:12AM (#11785457)
No. Microwave get hot spots because their antennas produce an uneven distribution of emery. This is further exacerbated by reflections in the microwave box, creating zones of high energy and low energy.
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