Subjecting Radiologic Imaging to the Linear No-Threshold Hypothesis: A Non Sequitur of Non-Trivial Proportion

by Mark Miller | Jan 29, 2017 | LNT Hypothesis, Radiophobia

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27493264 Abstract Radiologic imaging is claimed to carry an iatrogenic risk of cancer, based on an uninformed commitment to the 70-y-old linear no-threshold hypothesis (LNTH). Credible evidence of imaging-related low-dose (<100...

Don’t let radiation scare trump patient care:10 ways you can harm your patients by fear ofradiation-induced cancer from diagnostic imaging

by Mark Miller | Jan 29, 2017 | Nuclear Medicine, Radiophobia

http://chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/file:///C:/Users/Mark/Downloads/Brody%20et%20al%20Thorax%202014.pdf

Senior Department of Energy executives, several of whom were “Acting” Obama Administration appointees in roles that normally require Senate advice and consent, made decisions that paused unique research into the biological effects of low dose radiation in the United States.

by Mark Miller | Jan 29, 2017 | Hormesis, LNT Hypothesis

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rodadams/2017/01/22/inconvenient-low-dose-radiation-science-axed-under-obama-administration/#7e2d15e55668

DOE Misconduct Related to the Low Dose Radiation Research Program

by Mark Miller | Dec 28, 2016 | Featured Articles, LNT Hypothesis

House GOP Panel Alleges Misconduct and Intimidation at DOE Full report below. 2016-12-19-Final-Staff-Report-LDRR...

Progress in the Studies on Hormesis of low‑dose Pollutants

by admin | Dec 3, 2016 | Hormesis

Research Article Summary • Primary focus:This article reviews how persistent organic pollutants (POPs) — a broad class of environmental contaminants — can induce hormesis (biphasic, non-linear dose responses) in organisms at low exposure levels, and discusses the...

The Dangers of Radiophobia

by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, LNT Hypothesis, Radiophobia

Research Article Summary • Central argument:This article examines radiophobia—the excessive fear of radiation—and argues that the health, social, and policy harms caused by fear of radiation far exceed the actual biological harm from radiation exposure in nuclear...