5G Millimeter Waves May Penetrate Deeper Than Predicted 

 

According to Belyaev 2019, “the health effects of chronic MMW exposures may be more significant than for any other frequency range.” Belyaev contends that “While MMW are almost completely absorbed within 1-2 mm in biologically equivalent tissues, it may penetrate much deeper in live human body.” “When a very fast pulse of radiation enters the human body, it generates a burst of energy that can travel much deeper than predicted by conventional models (Oughstun 2017). This induced radiation pulse is known as a Brillouin precursor. Brillouin precursors can be formed by ultrawideband radiation and by high-speed data signals as used in 5G.”

 

Brillouin precursors can be formed by high-speed data signal as Microwave News 2002 pointed out  “Introducing Brillouin Precursors: Microwave Radiation Runs Deep.” When a very fast pulse of radiation enters the human body, it generates a burst of energy that can travel much deeper than predicted by conventional models. This induced radiation pulse, known as a Brillouin precursor. Brillouin precursors can also be formed by ultrawideband radiation  and, in the near future, by high-speed data signals.” The 2002 Microwave News article discusses the controversy over the Pave Paws radar system which used phased array radiation. In 5G communication systems, the phased-array antenna is one of the lead front-end components. 

 

Belyaev 2019 also points to the published research on modulation and posits that, “Contrary to GSM phones, mobile phones of the 3rd generation irradiate UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) wide-band signal. UMTS MWs may result in higher biological effects because of eventual “effective” frequency windows.” “MMW inhibited repair of DNA damage induced by ionizing radiation at specific frequencies and polarizations (Belyaev, Shcheglov et al. 2000).” 

 

Belyaev, I. (2019). Main regularities and health risks from exposure to non-thermal microwaves of mobile communication. t14th IEEE International Conference meeting on Advanced Technologies, Systems and Services in Telecommunications – TELSIKS 2019 

 

Abstract

“ Various responses to non-thermal microwaves (MW) from mobile communication including adverse health effects related to electrohypersensitivity, cancer risks, neurological effects, and reproductive impacts have been reported while some studies reported no such effects. This presentation provides an overview of the complex dependence of the MW effects on various physical and biological variables, which account for, at least partially, an apparent inconsistence in the published data. Among other variables, dependencies on carrier frequency, polarization, modulation, intermittence, electromagnetic stray fields, genotype, physiological traits, and cell density during exposure were reported. Nowadays, biological and health effects of 5G communication, which will use microwaves of extremely high frequencies (millimeter waves MMW, wavelength 1- 10 mm), are of significant public concern. It follows from available studies that MMW, under specific conditions of exposure at very low intensities below the ICNIRP guidelines, can affect biological systems and human health. Both positive and negative effects were observed in dependence on exposure parameters. In particular, MMW inhibited repair of DNA damage induced by ionizing radiation at specific frequencies and polarizations. To what extend the 5G technology and the Internet of Things will affect the biota and human health is definitely not known. However, based on possible fundamental role of MMW in regulation of homeostasis and almost complete absence of MMW in atmosphere due to effective absorption, which suggests the lack of adaptation to this type of radiation, the health effects of chronic MMW exposures may be more significant than for any other frequency range.”

 

Excerpts from the section on 5G versus GSM/UMTS 

“We tested some real signals from GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication, 2G) mobile phones and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) mobile phones of the 3rd generation as used in Europe (Belyaev, Markova et al. 2009; Markova, Malmgren et al. 2010). Contrary to GSM phones, mobile phones of the 3rd generation irradiate UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) wide-band signal. UMTS MWs may result in higher biological effects because of eventual “effective” frequency windows.” 

 

“While MMW are almost completely absorbed within 1-2 mm in biologically equivalent tissues, it may penetrate much deeper in a live human body.” 

 

“When a very fast pulse of radiation enters the human body, it generates a burst of energy that can travel much deeper than predicted by conventional models (Oughstun 2017). This induced radiation pulse is known as a Brillouin precursor. Brillouin precursors can be formed by ultrawideband radiation and by high-speed data signals as used in 5G.”

 

Igor Belyaev, PhD, Dr.Sc. is Associate Professor Head, Department of Radiobiology, Cancer Research Institute, Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Dr. Belyaev has a doctorate in radiobiology from the Institute of Biophysics of Academy of Science of USSR, Pushchino, USSR (1986) and the DSc (habilitation) in Genetics from the Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia (1994), associate professor in Genetic toxicology, Stockholm University, Sweden (2004). His professional research area is biological and health effects of electromagnetic fields and ionizing radiation, DNA damage and repair, chromosomal aberrations, apoptosis, molecular markers for radio sensitivity. He is coauthor of more than 80 scientific publications. 

 

Igor Belyaev PhD was a member of the World Health Organization’s Working Group on EMFs during the 2011 evaluation of radiofrequency radiation. He is also a professor in the Radiobiology Laboratory of the Institute of General Physics, at the Russian Academy of Science, in Moscow, and heads the Radiobiology Laboratory in the Slovak Academy of Science’s Cancer Research Institute, in Bratislava.

 

In 2011, the editors of Bioelectromagnetics awarded him and his seven co-authors the award for the most influential paper published in the scientific journal between 2006 and 2010. The paper was Exposure of rat brain to 915 MHz GSM microwaves induces changes in gene expression but not double stranded DNA breaks or effects on chromatin conformation. 

 

Citations Referenced in Belyaev 2019

 

Belyaev, I. Y., E. Markova, et al. (2009). “Microwaves from UMTS/GSM mobile phones induce long-lasting inhibition of 53BP1/gamma-H2AX DNA repair foci in human lymphocytes.” Bioelectromagnetics30(2): 129-141.

Belyaev, I. Y., V. S. Shcheglov, et al. (2000). “Nonthermal effects of extremely high-frequency microwaves on chromatin conformation in cells in vitro – Dependence on physical, physiological, and genetic factors.” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques48(11): 2172-2179.

Frohlich, H. (1980). The Biological Effects of Microwaves and Related Questions. Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics. L. Marton and C. Marton. New York, Academic Press. 53: 85-152.

Markova, E., L. O. Malmgren, et al. (2010). “Microwaves from Mobile Phones Inhibit 53BP1 Focus Formation in Human Stem Cells More Strongly Than in Differentiated Cells: Possible Mechanistic Link to Cancer Risk.” Environmental and Health Perspective118(3): 394-399.

Oughstun, K. E. (2017). “Optimal Penetration in Debye-Model Dielectrics Using the Brillouin Precursor Pulse.” Ieee Transactions on Antennas and Propagation65(4): 1832-1835.

Sitko, S. P., E. A. Andreev, et al. (1988). “The whole as a result of self-organization.” J Biol Phys16(4): 71-73.

 

Additional Citations 

Microwave News 2002 “Introducing Brillouin Precursors: Microwave Radiation Runs Deep.

A National Academies Report “An Assessment of Potential Health Effects from Exposure to PAVE PAWS Low-Level Phased-Array Radiofrequency Energy (2005)