RE: ENN repost from Inside Science News Service

[Jack_Earley@RL.GOV]

I'll disagree w/ that disagreement. I think the rate would go up because the

radiation wouldn't be enough to offset the self-induced stress and

self-destructive perceptions. Like the story (fable?) of the person who

thought they overhead their doctor talking about their imminent demise and

died before their misperception could be corrected, even though they had

been perfectly healthy--physically anyway. Unlike John Nash (60 Minutes last

night) who said he "reasoned" his way out of schizophrenia. I think that's

the best description of "survival of the fittest."



Jack Earley

Radiological Engineer





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

From: Tim [mailto:tstead@ntirs.org]

Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:43 AM

To: Neil, David M; 'RadSafe Listserver'

Subject: Re: ENN repost from Inside Science News Service





I disagree.



If a dirty bomb were to be detonated in the US, 25% of

the population exposed to it would develop cancer and

16% of the people exposed will develop fatal cancer.



To the best of my knowledge, those are the current

cancer stats in the USA (if you know what I mean).



It doesn't matter what exacty caused those cancers, it

will immediately be attributed to the minute amount of

radiation the subject received.



As one person said earlier, it's all about perception.

 It's up to us to change those perceptions so that,

hopefully, the dirty bomb could be put into its proper

perspective: a weapon to generate fear and hysteria,

not injuries.



Tim



--- "Neil, David M" <neildm@ID.DOE.GOV> wrote:

> ...

> A dirty bomb "would probably not lead to many, if

> any, cancer deaths," says

> Andrew Karam, radiation safety officer of the

> University of Rochester in

> Rochester, NY. ...

> 

> 

>

http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?id=6414

> 

> Dave Neil		neildm@id.doe.gov

> 

> 

> 

>

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