Re: DOSE RATES AND RAD. EFFECTS

[liselin@planetx.bloomu.edu (Louis H Iselin)]

In article  "John Moulder" <jmoulder@post.its.mcw.edu> writes:
>Remember, that in the laboratory is is extremely difficult to demonstrate
>any low-LET radiation effects below a total dose of about 10 rad.

>John Moulder (jmoulder@its.mcw.edu)
>Radiation Biology Group
>Medical College of Wisconsin

Perhaps you would care to comment on Charles Meinhold's proposed amendments to 
the HPS Position Paper, "Radiation Risk in Perspective" as published in the 
HPS Newsletter of Sept. 1996, p.11 where he strikes 10 rem and inserts 5 rem 
in its place?

Louis
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Louis H. Iselin, Ph.D.           * Go Gators! *                   <*>
Assistant Professor of Physics (Health Physics Program)
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg PA  17815-1399                          liselin@bloomu.edu