Re: Hormesis?

["Harry Hinks" <harryhinks@hotmail.com>]

Mr. Muckerheide,

I read many of your articles at your site. The site just looks so 
non-balanced in its views. The majority of the references I read came from 
the same lab.

I am trying to understand articles that say an alpha particle does not even 
need to hit the cell to cause damage, such as the studies at this site from 
Los Alamos.  I will read the latest article you sent.

http://www.radon.com/radon/radon_links.html

If Dr. Cohen is not saying that alpha particle radiation is good for you, 
then why does he find less lung cancer in parts of the counrty with high 
radon?  If alpha particle rad to the lung is not important, what do you 
think is?  What pararmeters are you talking about.  I am not an engineer 
like you.

I am just trying to figure this out.

Thank-you - Harry

harryhinks@hotmail.com


>From: Muckerheide <muckerheide@mediaone.net>
>Reply-To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
>To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Re: Hormesis?
>Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 20:50:41 -0600 (CST)
>
>Why bother.  You didn't read the last refs you requested.  And Bernie made
>clear that's not what he's saying.  (And why do you assume alpha rad to the
>lung is the important parameter?)
>
>Anyway, for a general perspective, see the following paper by Tony Brooks
>and Marv Frazier, denizens of the establishment which will be more to your
>liking :-)
>http://cnts.wpi.edu/rsh/Data_Docs/1-2/6/3/Rev%202%201263br&fr93.html
>
>Regards, Jim
>muckerheide@mediaone.net
>==========================
>
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