[ RadSafe ] Background radiation vs. cancer Incidence

[Jerry Cohen]

Sandy,
There are such studies. For example, in 1980, I presented a paper at the IRPA 
meeting in Israel  that showed a significant negative correlation between 
background  radiation levels and cancer incidence in the USA. At about the same 
time, papers showing similar results in India, China, and Finland were 
published. Since these studies showed results that ran counter to the common 
wisdom at the time (ICRP, NCRP, etc.), they were ignored, and remain so to this 
day. As the saying goes,"you can't fight city hall"     Jerry



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From: "Perle, Sandy" <SPerle at mirion.com>
To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List 
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Sent: Mon, November 8, 2010 7:56:33 AM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] CT vs. X-Ray for reduction of Cancer Death

With many areas in the world where there is a significant background dose, would 
one then expect to see a significant reduction in cancers and other illnesses 
stated to benefit from LLR? Is there any study demonstrating this correlation?

Thanks,

Sandy

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