3 ms·Lies! It's not radiation-free because light and heat was generated (and thus radiated)!by ch4ch4 13y agoLies! It's not radiation-free because light and heat was generated (and thus radiated)!batbomb 13y agoWhen it's mentioned in the "potentially harmful" scope, "radiation" is shorthand for ionizing radiation.ch4ch4 13y agoYet there's no shorthand for the "potentially beneficial" scope... I just hate that the general public connotes "radiation" with "harmful".ars 13y ago> Yet there's no shorthand for the "potentially beneficial" scope... Yes there is. The main word is "light". And also "warmth" or "radio waves".pygy_ 13y ago... and X-rays, radiotherapy, scintigraphy... Still, the fact is that "radiation", for the layman, means nocive radioactivity.