Re: NCRP bias?

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

Howard, et al,

    Just about all physical, chemical, and biological  stresses are harmful

at sufficiently high doses, yet are benign or even beneficial at low dose

levels. So, what is so special about ionizing radiation that an NCRP, or for

that matter an ICRP, UNSCEAR, NRC, or the multitude of other organizations

dedicated to controlling radiation exposure are needed?



Jerry



P.S. In case the answer to the above question is that these organizations

are needed because of the inordinate public fear toward radiation, than I

would ask whether their existence does more to assuage this fears, or to

stimulate it.





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

From: howard long <hlong@pacbell.net>

To: Jerry Cohen <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>; John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>;

BERNARD L COHEN <blc+@PITT.EDU>; internet RADSAFE

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Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 4:50 PM

Subject: Re: NCRP bias?





> NCRP is needed to help prevent unusual, high dose radiation damage.





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