Re: COHEN FIELD DEBATE

[epirad@mchsi.com]

Jerry,



There is a strong negative realtionship between summary county radon levels 

and Cohen's estimated smoking levels.  Please email me directly and I will be 

glad to provide the references once again to you.



This debate is really not about the LNT but rather the limitations of ecologic 

studies.



Bill Field

> Gary,

>     You have accurately and succinctly characterized the problem. In a

> previous post, I opined that proper practice of epidemiology does not

> require the abandonment of common sense. If smoking were a confounder

> negating Bernie Cohen's conclusion that LNT was a bogus concept then, of

> necessity, there would have to be a strong negative correlation between

> radon levels and smoking incidence. Such a relationship would be hard,if not

> impossible to prove or disprove, but to me at least, it is a concept that

> defies common sense.

>     I would not be confident of getting an impartial judgment on this matter

> from NCRP. Since they have maintained for decades that LNT provides a

> rational basis for radiation exposure standard, it is highly unlikely that

> they would concede that they were wrong all that time. According to Thomas

> Kuhn, paradigm changes are not easily attained. That is just human nature.

> Jerry

> 

> 

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Gary Howard <radiation@webmail.co.za>



> To: Radiation Safety <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 3:24 PM

> Subject: COHEN FIELD DEBATE

> 

> 

> > Sirs,

> >

> > I do think there needs to be a 3rd party to put their view on this

> > subject.  May I kindly suggest waiting to see what the NCRP says? Does

> > anyone know when their publication will be out?

> >

> > If they say smoking data is a problem, Field is right!

> >

> > If they say the way smoking is handled did not cause the inverse

> > association Cohen is winner!

> >

> > I am sure they will address this contentious issue.

> >

> > Dr. Field, would you accept NCRP views?

> >

> > Dr. Cohen, you said before that the group includes a physicist - will

> > you accept NCRP opinion?

> >

> > Yes or no is all we need to hear, not another debate!

> >

> > Truly Howard -

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