Recent LNT correspondence by Cohen and Scherer

[john.r.johnson@ccmail.pnl.gov (John R Johnson)]

     All readers
     
     I have been watching the discussion on LNT for many years, and the two 
     recent postings are a useful addition to it.
     
     An added complication is that all these theory assume that all human 
     cancers have an equal probability of being producer by radiation. This 
     has been show to be false. See NCRP Report No. 121 (Principles and 
     Application of Collective Dose in Radiation Protection) and ACRP-18 
     (Biological Effects of Low Doses of Radiation at Low Dose Rates).
     
        John R Johnson, PhD
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