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Re: misc

	I believe that there is a concensus among radiation biologists
that DSBs may be classified as simple or complex, ( multiply damaged
sites). The latter occur with higher frequency under the influence of high
LET radiation, are more difficult to repair and probably more likey to be
mis-repaired.  I would suggest that naturally-occuring DSBs may be
qualitatively different from those induced by exposure to alpha radiation
from radon daughters.
Bill Prestwich
McMaster University,
Hamilton, Ontario.


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