Re: ALARA What?

["D. Kosloff" <dkosloff@ncweb.com>]

This would seem to indicate that any substance with hormetic and toxic
properties severely limited.  For  example, vitamin A is beneficial for
treating some medical condition, but is toxic at high doses.  It appears
that it there is a lot of maneuvering room in the case of radiation dose.

Don Kosloff dkosloff@ncweb.com
2910 Main St,  Perry OH 44081

----- Original Message -----
From: <GlennACarlson@aol.com>

> And even if hormetic/threshold effects were real, there is no way to
assure a
> particular incremental dose didn't result in a cumulative dose exceeding
the
> threshold and resulting in increased risk.  As a matter of radiation
> protection policy, hormesis/threshold effects are practically unworkable.
> ALARA lives.
>
> Glenn A. Carlson, P.E.
> glennacarlson@aol.com


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