[ RadSafe ] Muller's LNT has misled us!

[Bernard Cohen]

Otto G. Raabe wrote:

> April 14, 2005
>
> We all learned in the study of radiation biology that Muller observed 
> a perfect LNT relationship for simple ionizing radiation (x ray) 
> mutations in  Drosophila fruit flies (H.J. Muller, SCIENCE 66: 84-87, 
> 1927). That observation was for Drosophila spermatozoa (see Spencer 
> and Stern, 1948). However,  new research using somatic cells rather 
> then germ cells shows that those results probably do NOT apply to 
> carcinogenesis!

       ---It has also been shown that a pre-exposure to a low dose 
previous to the large exposure substantially reduces the *genetic* 
effects of the large exposure; this is an example of adaptive response