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Otto
No, not without reviewing the references given in
the NCRP report. This was done by the committee and our review resulted
in the quoted text. Not finding one would not change the
conclusion.
John
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Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 10:12
AM
Subject: Re: NCRP Publication 121 and
LNT
At 09:36 AM 1/26/02 -0800, John Johnson wrote:
My conclusion from all
the discussions we had during drafting the report is that unless we can
prove that ALL cancers have a threashold in ALL people it is prudent to
assume LNT for radiation protection. This does not mean it should be applied
to cost analysis,
etc.
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January
26, 2002
Davis, CA
Dear John:
I have never found any
radiation-induced cancer that has a true linear dose-response relationship at
low doses. Can you direct me to
one?
Otto
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Center for Health & the
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University of
California, Davis, CA 95616
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