[ RadSafe ] Sickening Solar Flare

[Ted Rockwell]

In this regard, note that the "standard" Sakamoto treatment that he, Bauser
and a few others have been given is 15 rad/treatment (delivered in about 1
minute) twice a week, for five weeks, for 150 rad.  Bauser had this
treatment three times, 450 rad total, over 2-3 years (figures all from
memory).  He had no physically apparent symptoms (except he never caught any
of the colds or other minor ailments usually encountered).  He felt fine,
but his white cell count dropped considerably and then returned.

Stafford Warren reported a 300 rad single jolt from an x-ray malfunction--no
symptoms.  Laurie Taylor wrote that he got 1000 rad or more over many years,
with no symptoms, and died at 102.

The evidence for concern at levels below 100 rad seems slight.

Ted Rockwell

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl]On
Behalf Of jjcohen
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 1:46 PM
To: radsafe; Bernard Cohen
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Sickening Solar Flare


I doubt that the LD-50 for human radiation exposure has ever been determined
with scientific accuracy. It has been inferred from atom bomb casualty data
and similar imprecise sources. So----, from a practical basis, LD-50
estimates of 300, 450,& 500 rem are essentially the same number. Take your
pick. In all likelihood, the actual value (known only to God) is somewhere
between 100 & 1000 rem.
Interesting to compare this range to what some of us hormesis fans believe
to be the "optimal" dose range for human exposure  of somewhere between
1.0 and 10.0 rem/a.




----- Original Message -----
From: Bernard Cohen <blc+ at pitt.edu>
To: Maury Siskel <maurysis at ev1.net>
Cc: RadiatSafety <
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Sickening Solar Flare


> Is this piece correct in saying that LD-50 is 300 rem? It used to be 450
> rem.
>

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