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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Scientists question basic conclusion of A-bomb survivors study

Scientists question basic conclusion of A-bomb survivors study


The latest Life Span Study (LSS-Report 14) of A-bomb survivors by Dr Kotaro Ozasa, Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), and others, published in Radiation Research Journal this year, noted that the risk of all causes of death among the survivors increased with radiation dose over the entire range of doses with no threshold observed. The RERF study supported the Linear No Threshold (LNT) concept which is basic to radiation protection.

This means that harmful effects of radiation increase with radiation dose and even small radiation doses can cause some finite harm. Some scientists challenge the validity of LNT concept.http://inpowano.blogspot.com/2012/08/scientists-question-basic-conclusion-of.html

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