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Cell Phone Radiation
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... That’s right, a cellular phone. Cell phones are so incredibly popular that many manufacturers expect to see another 400 million phones sold this year (Booth, Gibson, and Roston 67). Cell phone use is growing at an astronomical rate of 65% annually (Langhoff screen 1). ... With the expansion of the cell phone into accessories ranging from a daily planner to a phone that will pilot a car, it appears as if hard lines could soon be obsolete. ... This paper will emphasize the importance of Technology assessment through the example of a cell phone. ...
The technology used by cell phones has been around since the radio. ... Recent studies have shown possible links with analog cell phone use and serious medical problems such as memory loss, heart and kidney damage, and cancer (Langhoff screen 1). ... Cell phone RF waves are a form of non ionizing radiation (“What” 1). “Electromagnetic radiation at longer wavelengths than x-rays does not have sufficient energy to cause ionization […] and this is known as nonionizing radiation” (Australian 5). Nonionizing radiation has not been proven to be harmful in low doses. ... A high exposure to non ionizing radiation can heat and damage body tissue. ... Another form of non ionizing radiation is an ultraviolet ray. ... When we say comparatively, we mean compared to ionizing radiation which is much more harmful. “Ionizing radiation at longer wavelengths is known to be carcinogenic (cancer causing agent)” (McGraw 27). To illustrate the harm caused by nonionizing radiation, think about the damage caused by ultraviolet rays. In essence, sunburn is the result of overexposure to nonionizing radiation (“What” 66).
Now the small amount of radiation given off by a cell phone will not sunburn the user’s ear. ... Because their brains have developed much less than that of an adult, they are much more likely to develop irregularities in growth due to overexposure to radiation (Booth, Gibson, and Roston 68). ... The cell phone waves are measured by a specific absorption rate, or SARs. Specific absorption rate measures the energy (radiation) in watts per kilogram that one gram of body tissue absorbs. ... One of the reasons that some people doubt the harm that can be caused by cell phones is that every phone manufacturer has met this standard. ... If cell phones are ever proven to cause cancer, their failure to communicate this with consumers could be extremely costly. ... A man named David Reynard appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live, and announced his plans to sue a cell phone manufacturer for his wife’s terminal brain tumor. In his lawsuit, which he lost, he argued that the tumor had been caused by the RF waves emitted by his wife’s cell phone. ... It was eerily shaped like the antenna of a cell phone (Langhoff screen 2). ... In one study, the group did find that death rates due to brain cancer were higher among cell phone users than those who didn’t use sell phones.
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Title: Cell Phone Radiation
Words: 2340
Rating: None
Pages: 9.4
submitted by: Mattf2gs
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