Re: LNT Mechanisms

[epirad@mchsi.com]

Ruth,



It is not my researh so I will refer you to the paper and in fact email you an 

electronic copy of the paper so you can make your own judgement.



Regards, Bill

> In a message dated 5/9/03 3:03:45 PM Mountain Daylight Time, epirad@mchsi.com 

> writes:

> 

> > . A trace is made using a series of 

> > correlations that link the DNA double-strand break to effects at the 

> > cellular 

> > level and these cellular effects are linked to the induction of cancer. 

> > Multistep modelling of carcinogenesis is used to take the link through to 

> 

> Does the paper take into account the rate of DNA repair? (please don't tell 

> me to go and read the paper.  I assume that if you are citing it, you are 

> familiar enough with it to answer the question,)

> 

> It is interesting that "all" experimental and epidemiological evidence is 

> dismissed because of the difficulty of determining effects at low dose.  But 

> doesn't this answer the question?  If there are not clearly observable 

> effects at low dose, doesn't that suggest a threshold for organisms, as 

> distinct from a threshold for DNA damage?

> 

> Ruth

> 

> Ruth Weiner, Ph. D.

> ruthweiner@aol.com



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