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Another former academic physicist here, but with very little understanding of biological tissue+radiation interactions. You state multi-photon ionization is no
by rubidium 11y ago
Another former academic physicist here, but with very little understanding of biological tissue+radiation interactions.
You state multi-photon ionization is not a possible pathway for biological effects in this case (and I believe that). But are there other pathways?
I googled "protein response at 1000 mhz" and got a book "RF / Microwave Interaction with Biological Tissues" that mentioned effects on ATP production at frequencies in the 1-1000 MHz band.
Do you or anyone know more about potential other pathways?
- lvs 11y agoThere are a number of excitation pathways for organic molecules in water across the spectrum. These resonances will, generally speaking, relax thermally. Of course, the medium is salt water, so dielectric heating is the dominant effect of kHz - GHz RF irradiation, far above and beyond whatever heat is dissipated by the absorbance of distinct molecular resonances.