RE: Risks of low level radiation - New Scientist Article

["Dukelow, James S Jr" <jim.dukelow@PNL.GOV>]

Jim Nelson wrote:

-----Original Message-----

From: Jim Nelson [mailto:nelsonjima@hotmail.com]

Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:49 PM

To: Dukelow, James S Jr; hflong@pacbell.net

Cc: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: RE: Risks of low level radiation - New Scientist Article







Mr. Dukelow,



I have read Dr. King's book and others on the subject. If you ask Dr. King, 

he will tell you, as he has told others, that if you can use data from 

discrete individuals that is preferable to ecologic data.  His book refers 

to the use of that data, when that is all you have.  Email Dr, King and ask 

him.



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"... if you can use data from discrete individuals that is preferable to

ecologic data." is the magic phrase.  In the case Dr. Cohen was looking at,

satisfactory data from discrete individuals was not and is not available.

Cohen's data set has a lot to recommend it -- larger populations with better

statistics and much better control for confounding factors.



Best regards.



Jim Dukelow

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Richland, WA

jim.dukelow@pnl.gov



These comments are mine and have not been reviewed and/or approved by my

management or by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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