[ RadSafe ] Natural gamma rays linked to childhood leukaemia

[Dixon, John E. (CDC/ONDIEH/NCEH)]

I like the suggestion. K-40 is a positron emitter. I know part of natural background is due to what food/water we ingest. The idea postulated by the UK study, well...it makes my eyeballs bleed.

Here's to the prevalence of common sense.

Regards,

John E. Dixon, CHP


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From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Brennan, Mike (DOH)
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Tell him that the K40 in his body is also producing antimatter; that will really freak him out.

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[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Jess Addis
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I was just explaining to  one of my Genetics and Bio Chem guys that a significant amount of his annual exposure came from within his own body and that I could use him to "calibrate"/locate the k-40 peak on a geli detector.
He was amazed.

I'd be very interested to read the leukemia study. 

Larry Addis, RSO
Clemson University

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[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of John R Johnson
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John

"if that is even possible" Its not possible. Mammals can't without potassium
(K) and all K contain K-40.

John R Johnson
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 5:08 AM, Dixon, John E. (CDC/ONDIEH/NCEH) < gyf7 at cdc.gov> wrote:

> I would love to see all of the data. Seems that this "study" is making

> a HUGE reach. Humans are all born into a field of background 
> radiation. Have these folks looked into the other end of the spectrum 
> here? What does the ABSENCE of all radiation () do to the childhood
leukemia rate?
>
> Regards,
>
> John E. Dixon, CHP
>
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> radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of ROY HERREN
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>
> http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2012/120612.html
>  Natural gamma rays linked to childhood leukaemia
>
> A small but statistically significant link between risk of childhood 
> leukaemia and the gamma rays we are all exposed to from our natural 
> environment has been detected in a very large study led by Oxford 
> University researchers.
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