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When entering an organism, electromagnetic waves cause heating of the tissue through dielectric losses and induction of high-frequency voltage through the blood and nervous system. In cell protein, they create an alternating field with regard to their own charge. Such a field may result in chaining and bunching of the protein. Similarly, the induced dipoles may create amphoteric compounds, such as amino acids and pseudo-macromolecular compounds. Many parts of the organism have electrical characteristics which qualify them as semi-conductors.

The asymmetrical nonlinear volt-ampere characteristic of those elements are mainly responsive for creating the distortion of the alternating signal and a dc component. Thus, a change occurs in some of the electrical properties of the cell, especially in the electrical load. Many living cells, such as nerve cells, have a certain load characteristic for their function. it is important to remember that certain molecules with dipoles are present in the cell fluid and whose biological characteristics, such as oscillation and position, depend on the electrical characteristics of the environment. As the charge of the cell changes, the normal physiological state of the cell also changes. If it is a controlling cell, e.g. a nerve cell, other parts of the organism are also secondarily affected.

The higher the field intensity and the higher the amplitude of the induced voltage, the more intensive the response of various parts of the body. The result is altered cellular balance and subsequent readjustment. when a certain limit is reached, an irreversible collapse occurs in the case of the whole organism or parts of it. If the limit is not reached, the electrical and physical characteristics of the cell return to normal when the high-frequency field is withdrawn, leaving no marked effects."



" It should be pointed cut that the possibility of the existence of the non-thermal effect of electromagnetic waves is generally accepted today, and because substantial experimental documentation exists, it can be considered proven. It has been demonstrated that non-thermal effects also occur with fields of greater intensity, where the rise in temperature is the first reaction of the organism."

" From what has been said so far, it, follows that we have to consider the high-frequency field under certain circumstances as a biologically active part of the environment which can have an unfavorable effect on the, organism"

" It was established that for heating of the body a maximum output density of 10 mnW/cm 2 can be endured, and therefore this was accepted as the maximum permissible intensity. Some called this amount the "tolerance value," and as the maximum permissible intensity 1 mW/cm 2 was proposed. This was accepted by the General Electric Co. and was also used at the Bell Telephone Laboratories. However, a biological effect can be expected at 0.1 mW/cm2 , which is the third value used in the USA. At this output density, we already consider longtime repeated irradiation with the participation of nonthermal effects. And this is the only correct point of view."