Re: Dose studies vs regs, cont'd

[don@radpro.uchicago.edu]

Comparisons with "safe" industries strikes me as analogous to attempting to 
set a "safe" speed limit.  The only safe speed is zero, so setting the limit
anywhere above that implies acceptance of certain risks to obtain definite 
benefits - like actually getting somewhere.  

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