[ RadSafe ] Re: References: Radiation induced immuneresponseDETERS spread of cancer

[Michael McNaughton]

The potassium concentration in the human body is lower than that in many 
rocks, soils, and minerals, so the chances are the sleeping partner may 
shield more photons than s/he will contribute.

At 01:00 PM 08/30/2006, Robert Cherry wrote:
>If you are sleeping alone, you can gain a few millirems a year by adding a
>sleeping partner (potassium-40).

Mike McNaughton
Los Alamos National Lab.
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