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Re: Airport screening and medicine



I, for one, would prefer to see the arguments made on radsafe supported

by science rather than religious principles such as the "ten commandments,"

the "immaculate conception", or "ALARA".







> I agree with you that it is not worth discussing peoples concerns about

> radiation during flight (did you really refer to it?). If they really

> were concerned they would not fly, whatever the consequences would be.

> But what I really cannot accept is your expression "actual harm". Do we

> have to consider human guinea pigs, which would show harm (probably

> LD50). Did you forget about the ALARA principle? Did you probably forget

> about legal restrictions?

> The number of publications confirming a subject is not proportional to

> its importance and validity!!!! The number of publications not

> confirming it - sorry, no comment, this is mere nonsense.

>

>

> Franz

>

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