Ethical failings: The problematic history of cancer risk assessment

by admin | Dec 22, 2020 | LNT Hypothesis

Highlights • US cancer risk assessment policy was fraudulently founded. • Ethical failures of committee members poisoned the process. • These unethical actions affected worldwide cancer risk assessment. • It is necessary to acknowledge these unethical foundations. •...

Low-Dose Radiation Therapy and Severe COVID-19-Related Pneumonia

by admin | Dec 13, 2020 | LNT Hypothesis

Conclusion/Summary• LD-RT for COVID-19 appears to be safe• LD-RT seems to improve oxygen status, delirium, radiographs, and biomarkerswhen compared against age and comorbidity matched cohorts• Confirmatory trials are needed....

Evidence for Radiation Hormesis Was Not Refuted in the Online Debate. Discarding the LNT model may pay substantial dividends in terms of human health and prosperity.

by admin | Dec 3, 2020 | Featured Articles, Hormesis, LNT Hypothesis

5 key point summary of the text: Evidence for radiation hormesis (benefits of low-dose radiation) was not refuted in a recent online debate, undermining the LNT model. The LNT model, which assumes all radiation is harmful, remains unproven and may itself increase...

Epidemiological Support of the Linear Nonthreshold Model in Radiological Protection: Implications of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Q1 Commentary 27 for the Radiologist

by admin | Sep 3, 2020 | LNT Hypothesis

Research Article Summary The article reviews existing epidemiological evidence concerning the applicability of the Linear No-Threshold (LNT) model in radiological protection, focusing on how well human studies support its use for cancer risk assessment. ScienceDirect...

Projected Cancer Risks to Residents of New Mexico from Exposure to Trinity Radioactive Fallout

by admin | Sep 2, 2020 | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, Featured Articles

Research Article Summary The study projects the lifetime number of radiation-related excess cancer cases among 581,489 residents of New Mexico exposed to radioactive fallout from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, using reconstructed tissue-specific radiation doses...

Estimated Radiation Doses Received by New Mexico Residents from the 1945 Trinity Nuclear Test

by admin | Sep 2, 2020 | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, LNT Hypothesis

Research Article Summary The article discusses reconstructed estimates of radiation doses received by residents of New Mexico as a result of exposure to fallout from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, with a focus on geographic variability and long-term exposure...