Re: Teaching the Doc's

["ruth_weiner" <ruth_weiner@email.msn.com>]

It's the basic stuff I was thinking of (e.g., definitions, of curie, rem,
etc.)  however, regarding the LNT theory, what we have done in our
environmental engineering textbook is simply to present both points of view:
e,g,, "some scientists believe --- and others believe---" and give
appropriate references, which abound.  That's what science teaching is.  The
LNT theory is certainly not the first scientific controversy a budding (or
mature) M. D. will have faced.  No matter which "side" of an argument you
are on, where there are competing theories, a teacher should be very clear
about both (or all) of them, as well as about his or her own position.

Ruth Weiner
ruth_weiner@msn.com
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From: Sandy Perle <sandyfl@earthlink.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2000 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: Teaching the Doc's


>I agree completely with Jerry. Which part of the health physics
>community would be sought after to provide the training? The
>segment that believes intently in the LNT theory, or, the segment
>that discards the theory completely, or, a middle of the road group
>that isn't sure whether either camp is correct, and simply sit on the
>fence waiting for someone to motivate them to jump into the fray,
>and research the issue for themselves.
>
>Teaching radiation is no different than teaching any other scientific
>subject that physicians receive. The problem with respect to
>training regarding radiation, is that there is essentially no training.
>I'd be happy if they were simply provided what a rem, rad, curie,
>dose, exposure. attenuation, half-life (biological & physical), decay,
>activity, regulatory limits (state and federal), dosimetry (primary &
>secondary), investigations and statistics --- means! I'd settle for
>just this little, and leave the theories for another day.
>
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