[ RadSafe ] query

[Stabin, Michael]

For starters, both the Radsafe list and the poll are, as we all know,
not representative samplings of the radiation protection, scientific, or
other communities. I, for one, did not vote because my mind is truly
open on the subject and I don't "favor" any particular model. I think
any honest scientist must say that there is enough evidence for several
competing theories and a lack of understanding of the biological
mechanisms and proposed models that we will not know for some time what
may be happening at low doses and dose rates. I listened to the BEIR
group's defense of their work at the HPS meeting, and it was pretty
reasonable, given what they were working with in the way of data and
what their charge and audience were. I don't agree with every part of
their conclusions, but I found their position to be defensible. I
certainly reject the ideas of conspiracy theories advocated by some on
this list, for the BEIR, ICRP, NCRP, and other groups. I thought that
Feinendegen modeled better than anyone I have seen a way to approach the
data and models in a way that may advance our understanding and lead to
some consensus. People with their heels dug in either for or against one
model or theory do not advance the discussion, particularly when
aspersions are cast at members of other "camps".


Mike

Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences 
Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences 
Vanderbilt University 
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-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
Behalf Of Bernard Cohen
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:06 AM
To: RadiatSafety
Subject: [ RadSafe ] query

    Considering the opinions expressed on Radsafe and in the recent poll
on validity of LNT, I cannot help but wonder how all the members of the
BEIR VII Committee could unanimously sign off on endorsing LNT. Can
anyone offer an explanation for this? Does anyone know how members of
the Committee were chosen? I cannot help but suspect that their favoring
LNT was an element in their selection.

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