Humans live and breathe every day in an environment full of natural and
artificial radiation. Radiation's nature is energetic particles and/or electromagnetic
waves. The damage to tissue from ionizing radiation is being studied decades ago. In
contrast, concerns, about the potential health risk associated with unprecedented
exposure to non-ionizing radiation, emerge nowadays. Scientists expect objective
results to be revealed after few decades of extended use of many low frequency
devices or equipment, as well as wireless net and mobile phones. This paper reviews
the sources and the most recent results of the effects of radiation, focusing however on
the non-ionizing part and, especially, the radiation from radio waves and mobile
phones.