[Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation (comparative risk estimations)].

Radiatsionnaia biologiia, radioecologiia · 2012 · Harm · Insufficient evidence

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A comparative risk estimation (considering "real conditions of influence") concluded that RF EMF exposure under widespread mobile communication use is potentially more harmful for the population than ionizing radiation influence.

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PublicationRadiatsionnaia biologiia, radioecologiia · 2012

Study typereview

Reported directionHarm

Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

The population has widely used mobile communication for already more than 15 years. It is important to note that the use of mobile communication has sharply changed the conditions of daily exposure of the population to EME We expose our brain daily for the first time in the entire civilization. The mobile phone is an open and uncontrollable source of electromagnetic radiation. The comparative risk estimation for the population of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation was carried out taking into account the real conditions of influence. Comparison of risks for the population of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation leads us to a conclusion that EMF RF exposure in conditions of wide use of mobile communication is potentially more harmful than ionizing radiation influence.

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Study typereview

Effect directionharm

Populationpopulation

Sample sizeNot supplied

ExposureRF

Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 62% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

Outcomes measured

comparative risk estimation of ionizing vs non-ionizing radiation
potential harm from RF EMF exposure from mobile communication

Limitations

No quantitative exposure metrics (e.g., frequency, SAR, duration) reported in the abstract.
Methods and data sources for the comparative risk estimation are not described in the abstract.
No specific health endpoints are specified in the abstract.

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DOI: Not supplied
PubMed: 22690585

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