Re: Humor for some, not for the overly sensitive

["Björn Cedervall" <bjorn_cedervall@hotmail.com>]

Besides ethics, general health problems and other
serious aspects, if the addressed question (enhanced
cancer incidence in Iraq etc) is to be discussed
from a radiological or genotoxic aspect, the following
probably needs to be clarified:

1. Could chemical toxicity (uranium poisoning?) be more
important than radiological risks?
2. Internal vs. external doses (external is probably
less important).
3. The ratios of U-238, U-234, Th-234 and perhaps Pa-234
as well as their respective activities, gamma components
and corresponding energies. This point is dependent on
degree of depletion, degree of decay equilibrium etc.

These points are not meant to reflect any opinion from
my side - perhaps someone else could contribute to the
puzzle here.

Bjorn
bjorn_cedervall@hotmail.com
Depts. Medical Radiation Biology & Medical Radiation Physics,
Karolinska Institutet, Box 260, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Fax: Int + 468 343525 (Med. Radiation Physics)

Any ideas expressed above are those of mine and may not necessarily 
coincide with those of others.


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