Cell phones emit "non-ionizing radiation," similar to the kind produced by microwave ovens and cordless phones.
Of concern in the current situation is ionizing radiation, which is produced by spontaneously decaying heavy isotopes, such as iodine 131 and cesium 137.
Cell phones produce "non-ionizing" radiation, which, unlike X - or gamma rays, doesn't damage DNA by stripping away electrons from molecules in cell tissue.
The intensity of thermal radiation decreases only as the inverse square of the distance from a nuclear detonation, while blast, shock, and prompt ionizing radiation effects decrease more rapidly.
