PEP Session at the HPS Meeting in San Jose CA

[xat@inel.gov (Alden Tschaeche)]

My appologies to all those who will not attend the Midyear Symposium of
the Health Physicis Society.  

There will be a PEP course on Sunday, January 5, 1997 about the linear,
no-threshold hypothesis.  Those of you attending the meeting might want
to participate in that course if you haven't signed up already.  The
course is: 3-B (General) Linear No Threshold Dose-Response Model - The
Pros and Cons. TBA; 2 Presenters TBA, each representing their side of
the story.

The format of this course will be 2 presenters each spending
approximately 45 minutes presenting their side of the pros and cons for
use of the linear no threshold dose-response model and its acceptance in
radiation protection practice and risk analysis. The remaining 30
minutes will be open for questions and discussion. A serious and often
contentious debate has developed within the health physics community
regarding the validity and general applicability of the linear no
threshold for radiation protection, and threatening the continuation of
using linear no threshold hypothesis as the basis for protection
standards.

John Cameron is the anti-LNTH speaker.  No pro-LNTH speaker has yet been
identified.  This should be a lively class.

There will also be information available about the new organization,
Radiation, Safety & Health.

Al Tschaeche xat@inel.gov