Re: Dental radiology; xeroradiography

[hflong@postoffice.pacbell.net]

Removing radiation may be like polishing rice

(which caused beri-beri from B1 deficiency)

or avoiding sunshine (resulting in rickets).



Shipyard workers with over 0.5 rem extra had 0.76 x the death rate

of matched workers with less than 0.1 rem extra.



Does ALARA increase death rates?

I believe we should NOT reduce radiation

as much as we can, as with dental x-rays.

Let us go on the offensive!

Howard Long.



When ionizingradiation



Gary Isenhower wrote:



> Thanks for saying that.  I was wondering how many would notice that

> break in rational thought.  Why would we reduce unecessary radiation

> exposure, unless we assume LNT?

>

> Ted Rockwell wrote:

> >

> > > I think

> > we all agree that if we can reduce unnecessary radiation exposure

> > at no cost, then we should do so.  This has nothing to do with LNT.

> > It is just common sense.

> >

> > No, that has nothing to do with common sense.  It's just LNT.

> >

> > Ted Rockwell

> >

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