Re: If you do Science, use the Scientific Method!

["Bob Hearn" <rah@america.net>]

MessageALARA is actually a successor to ALAP (as low as practicable) - a related concept which it replaced a little over 40 years ago.



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  From: Hall, David A. 

  To: 'Tom Mohaupt' ; William V Lipton 

  Cc: BLHamrick@AOL.COM ; michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu ; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu 

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  This example gets even better!



  Since ... ALARA is beginning to look like ALAP (As Low As Possible) ...

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

  From: Tom Mohaupt [mailto:tom.mohaupt@WRIGHT.EDU] 

  Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 6:39 AM

  To: William V Lipton

  Cc: BLHamrick@AOL.COM; michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

  Subject: Re: If you do Science, use the Scientific Method!





    Let's look at your example a little more realistically. Your physician says take an asprin. The consensus of LNT physicians says that taking 1000 asprins is dangerous to your health; therefore, the effect of one asprin could be dangerous. Your experience is that one asprin has always worked on the ailment for which you sought the physician. I would take the asprin as the physician prescribed.

    Tom



    William V Lipton wrote:



      What you seem to be saying is that if one physician says that a pill will benefit me, while the consensus of physicians says that this pill will kill me, I should take the pill.  Not me, thank-you. 

      The opinions expressed are strictly mine. 

      It's not about dose, it's about trust. 

      Curies forever. 



      Bill Lipton 

      liptonw@dteenergy.com 



      BLHamrick@AOL.COM wrote: 



         In a message dated 9/23/2003 9:41:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu writes: 

          I think it is good policy to be prudent until we have the clear evidence or a unified and well confirmed model that eliminates this reasonable doubt.

        And, I think if the consensus is that we do not know the effects in the low dose or low-dose rate region, and those effects could include benefits, then it is not accurate to say that assuming harm is prudent. Barbara





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