[ RadSafe ] Impact of Cs-137 on Children's Lung Function

[John R Johnson]

Mark

Good question! I don't recall any mechanisms that could be relevent when we 
wrote ICRP-66.

John
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miller, Mark L" <mmiller at sandia.gov>
To: "'Dan W McCarn'" <hotgreenchile at gmail.com>; "'Leo M. Lowe'" 
<llowe at senes.ca>; <radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Impact of Cs-137 on Children's Lung Function


> Wow!  This attempt to establish a non-cancer cause-effect relationship 
> between radiation exposure and lung function is a stretch.   If exposure 
> to radiation (Cs-137 or other gamma emitters), what about lung function in 
> high background radiation areas around the world such as Brazil, India or 
> Iran?   What is the purported mechanism of harm?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan W McCarn [mailto:hotgreenchile at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 3:37 PM
> To: 'Leo M. Lowe'; radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Impact of Cs-137 on Children's Lung Function
>
> Just an observation, but the data used in this study were collected from
> 1993-1998.  Were any of the present authors engaged in the data 
> acquisition?
>
>
> Dan ii
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Leo M. Lowe
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 12:49
> To: radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Impact of Cs-137 on Children's Lung Function
>
>
> For general interest:
>
> A recent paper (May 2010) in  Environmental Health Perspectives has
> found significant airway obstruction in children associated with
> Cs-137 levels due to Chernobyl.
> See  http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/browseIssue.action
>
> Any comments?
>
> Regards,
> L. Lowe
>
> Leo M. Lowe, Ph.D., P.Phys., CRadP
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