Re: radon - documentation of exposure histories for Iowa study

[hflong@postoffice.pacbell.net]

Bjorn,

"Low dose radiation stimulates increased antimutagenic biosystem activity that decreases metabolic mutations, thus lowering cancer mortality and

increasing longevity." Pollycove M, Feinendegen L, Biologic and Epidemiologic Foundations of Radiation Hormesis, J Nucl Med. 42(7),(9). 2001 and

Doctors for Disaster Preparedness 7/14/01, data on tape from jersnav@mindspring.com.



Howard Long



Bjorn Cedervall wrote:



> >4.  I BELIEVE the very notion of biological response to any given agent

> as linear, clear down to the smallest amount is ridiculous!  Especially

> when that agent is and always has been a part of nature.

> ---------------------

> Do you agree that irreversible DNA damage can occur due to ionizing

> radiation exposure?

>

> BTW: The most sensitive studies for induction of chromosomal aberrations

> (micronuclei, Cs-137) show an absolutely straight line down to 2.3 mGy if I

> recall correctly. The same seems to be true for point mutations in somatic

> cells with increasing age.

>

> Bjorn Cedervall   bcradsafers@hotmail.com

>

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