Re: Radiation Risk News Article

["Jeffery G. Derge" <derge@dtpax2.ncifcrf.gov>]

At 07:54 AM 4/14/97 -0500, you wrote:
>The Washington Post has opened the "debate" door.  See article about
>Radiation Exposure Risk in Today's edition

Yes!  And since when did "exposure" to cosmic background cause an estimated
"life lost" of 18 days per year?
Or about 3.5 years of life lost just for living.  If we could walk around in
lead suits, would our life expectancy go up by 3 - 4 years? 

Dr. Jeffery G. Derge
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