>-----Original Message----- >From: Dan Minette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:05 PM >To: Killer Bs Discussion >Subject: Re: Radon is good for you! > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <brin-l@mccmedia.com> >Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 4:57 PM >Subject: Radon is good for you! > > >> After doing some research on Radiation Hormesis theory I >went and found >> these 4 maps. >> >> I belive there is a direct correlation between background >radiation and >> radioactive substances in our water, and higher incidences of cancer. >> >> http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/gis/atmapcan.pdf Death rates >by all cancers >by >> state. This based upon incidences per 100,000 and not >population density. >> The lighter areas are the median. >> >> Compare to this map: >> http://geology.about.com/library/bl/maps/usradonpotmap.gif >Natural radon >> levels by state. >> >> Here is another map of Background radiation levels in the us >> http://geology.about.com/library/bl/maps/blusradiationmap.htm >> >> Here is a map of the NCI Cancer Centers. >> http://www3.cancer.gov/cancercenters/descriptionmap.html >> >> >> See for yourself. There appears to be a direct relationship between >> radiation exposure and cancer. Those who get *more* exposure >are *more* >> protected, and Cancer centers congregate around low radon >regions AND not >> population dense regions. >> >> >> Chad Cooper >> >> Comments? > >There have been studies that show that tumors in mice increase >when they >are shielded from radiation. AFAIK, the data are suggestive of >a beneficial >effect of low radiation doses, but are not strong enough to >support a claim >of such an effect. In other words, the effect may be real, or it may >disappear as additional data are taken. > >Dan M.
Indeed, the data suggest that it is a log curve where low levels of radiation are beneficial, it gradually rises to a point where damage occurs. This is much different the current regulatory rules that suggest that radiation exposure has a linear detremental effect (Linear No Threshold model). I am still researching this idea of Radiation Hormesis. Get back to the group if I find more information. Nerd From Hell > > >_______________________________________________ >http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
