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Microwaves emit microwave radiation, which is a form of non-ionizing radiation. Non-ionizing types of radiation are not very harmful to people in small doses, and they do not cause radiation sickness or cell damage like ionizing forms of radiation.Physicists consider microwaves, and the other non-ionizing forms of radiation, to be low energy electromagnetic radiation.he microwave oven has certainly been the most controversial of all kitchen-related inventions. Much of the concern surrounding the safety of microwaves regards the amount of radiation given off by one. The word radiation is charged with all sorts of connotations for us, living as we do in an age of nuclear energy.
Microwave ovens work by using very high levels of a certain frequency of RF radiation (in the microwave spectrum) to heat foods. When microwaves are absorbed by food containing water, it causes the water molecules to vibrate.This produces heat.Microwaves do not use x-rays or gamma rays, and they do not make food radioactive. Microwave ovens can cook food, but do not otherwise change the chemical or molecular structure of it. Microwave ovens are designed so that the microwaves are contained within the oven itself.n the past, there was a concern that leakage from microwave ovens could interfere with pacemaker function. Pacemakers are now designed to be shielded from outside electrical activity, so this is no longer a concern for most people.