This book addresses important aspects of cancer prevention. The author, who is independent of the radiation community, provides proof that even at the lowest possible doses & dose-rates, exposure to ionizing radiation is carcinogenic, contrary to speculation that "repair" may provide a threshold. Additionally, in an open, checkable, step-by-step analysis from raw data to conclusion, the author shows that risk per dose-unit is much higher than the radiation community's 1990 estimates, & that ionizing radiation may be the ...
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This book addresses important aspects of cancer prevention. The author, who is independent of the radiation community, provides proof that even at the lowest possible doses & dose-rates, exposure to ionizing radiation is carcinogenic, contrary to speculation that "repair" may provide a threshold. Additionally, in an open, checkable, step-by-step analysis from raw data to conclusion, the author shows that risk per dose-unit is much higher than the radiation community's 1990 estimates, & that ionizing radiation may be the most important single carcinogen to which huge numbers of humans are actually exposed -- medically, environmentally, occupationally. The author's track-record of discovery, careful analysis & correct forecasting in health research began 40 years ago & includes his 1981 & 1985 books. His findings in "Radiation Induced Cancer" are essential input for policies toward cancer prevention, radioactive waste handling, nuclear power revival, "safe-dose" assumptions regarding radiation or other mutagens, conflict of interest in research, & the problem of retroactively altered databases.
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