[ RadSafe ] Re: Radiation deficiency remediation

[jjcohen]

Some answers to questions regarding RDS (Radiation Deficiency Syndrome)

Q: What is the optimal dose for humans?
A: Optimal dose would be subject to individual differences, but would likely
range somewhere between 1.0 and 10.0 rem/a
     (0.01 and 0.1 Sv/a). If a single value is desired, probably 3.0 rem/a
(0.03Sv/a) would suffice.

Q: How to identify those with radiation deficiency?
A: Just about everybody, except perhaps residents of Ramsar or Kerala. (see
previous answer)

Q: How about Potassium for supplementary radiation?
A: No good! Specific activity level too low for internal application (would
need too much)--- also could screw up electrolyte
      balance. For external, also not good---see discussion by Howard Long

Q: Just move to Denver?
A: Why bother. It would only get you a small fraction of the way toward
optimal dose level.

Q: X-rays?
A; Not uniform, inconvenient, and expensive

Q: Why supplementary radiation via Tritium?
A: It is cheap, abundant, can be easily distributed as water, and is
naturally occuring (for those who like "organic" isotopes.)
    --- if its natural, it must be good!