RE: Radiophobia wins again

["Stabin, Michael" <michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu>]

> One thing overlooked in that argument is that it ignores the 

> benefits side of the risk versus benefits equation.  For 

> Steve's "Joe Lunchpail" crowd, gasoline is a necessity.  I 

> doubt that Joe perceives any benefit from waste shipments 

> thru his city.  



Every Joe/Jane Lunchpail (let's be fair here) either has him/herself or

knows someone who has had a nuclear medicine procedure. This saves lives

every day of the week.



> Like it or not, perception is reality.



You really think the earth is flat? You really think radiation does not

exist? Sorry to hear it, I can't sign on to this stuff.



Mike



Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP

Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences 

Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences 

Vanderbilt University 

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