[ RadSafe ] Cohen's radon results and LNT

[Otto G. Raabe]

At 09:40 AM 9/28/2011, Chris Hofmeyr wrote:
>Prof Cohen, Radsafers,
>In the condensed notes on Cohen's radon studies (attached to posting 
>on Radsafe
>21 Sept), I attempt to show unequivocally, although slightly unconventionally,
>that Cohen's lung cancer (LC) mortality rates are basically independent of the
>average domestic radon concentrations as determined by Cohen on a per county
>basis. This independence clearly means that LNT is REJECTED, since lung cancer
>is not perceptibly correlated with domestic radon...
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My Forum paper,  "Toward Improved Ionizing Radiation Safety 
Standards", Health Phys. 101:84-93;2011, explains why LNT does not 
apply to any protracted or repeated radiation exposures.

Otto


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