AW: [ RadSafe ] Cameron's refutation of "Alara Does Work"

[John Jacobus]

Rainer,
I would say that the Boice paper, J Radiol Prot. 2001
Dec; 21(4);400-3, detailing the limitations of the
shipyard worker study should shed doubt on Dr.
Cameron's assertions. 

--- Rainer.Facius at dlr.de wrote:

> Thank you Howard, I know this paper, as well as I
> have studied to quite some degree Matanoski's
> original report.
> 
> Yet, in the current context I was asking John
> Jacobus for references to published work
> (putatively) refuting Cameron's arguments.
> 
> Kind regards, Rainer
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl im Auftrag von howard
> long
> Gesendet: Fr 21.04.2006 17:48
> An: John Jacobus; Facius, Rainer;
> jjcohen at prodigy.net; mike.bohan at yale.edu;
> radsafe at radlab.nl
> Betreff: [ RadSafe ] Cameron's refutation of "Alara
> Does Work" 
> 
>
http://www.ecolo.org/documents/documents_in_english/low-dose-NSWS-shipyard.pdf
>   
>   is the most recent and I believe , the best
> representation of Cameron's work, presented by his
> long time assistant, Sponsler.
>   
>   Howard Long
> 
> John Jacobus <crispy_bird at yahoo.com> wrote:
>   Rainer,
> I believe that he was asked to review the shipyard
> worker study due to his expertise in dosimetry.
> 
> I will have to look through my docuements to find
> appropriate papers to reference or send. I will try
> and find specific referecnes that cite Dr. Cameron's
> conclusions about this study. Like you and others on
> this list, I do cannot spend all my time monitoring
> this list and reponding to every message.
> 
> Nevertheless, the report itself can be found at
> http://cedr.lbl.gov/shipyard.pdf
> 
> An abstract of the report was published in Radiaton
> Research, 133, 126-127 (1993) or I can send a copy.
> 
> A review of the study was published in J Radiol
> Prot.,
> 2001 Dec; 21(4):400-3 or I can send a copy.
> 
> Unfortunately, I forsee that this will lead to
> another
> long debate on the LNT and hormesis. Nevertheless, I
> will try and restrict my input. I have a life beyond
> this list.
> 
> --- Rainer.Facius at dlr.de wrote:
> 
> > John:
> >
> > Please, could you provide some references to
> > published work where the debate counter Cameron's
> > arguments has been documented.
> >
> > Also, if I remember correctly, Cameron served on
> the
> > external referee board which closely supervised
> > Matanoski's nuclear shipyard study. I find it
> > difficult to imagine that he was called without
> > quite some professional standing also in
> > epidemiology - but of course I may err here.
> >
> > Kind regards, Rainer
> 
> 


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"A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify." 
Leo Szilard
-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
e-mail:  crispy_bird at yahoo.com

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