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Is there a large risk of radiation? A critical review of pessimistic claims. ANL-92/23 (1992)
| Author | A.Shihab-Eldin, A.Shlyakhter, R.Wilson |
| Date | July 1992 |
| Classification | 6.01.4.70/74 (RADIATION - CONSEQUENCES - OTHER) |
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I. INTRODUCTION From the earliest times men have studied the world around them and tried to find causes for their successes, their ailments and their tragedies. In the 20th century, many technological triumphs have been based upon scientific knowledge that is not widely shared. The misunderstanding, often deliberate, of the scientific bases for technology, can lead to foolish predictions: on the one hand excessive optimism in the technological triumph itself, and on the other, predictions of catastrophe that cannot, in fact, occur. In this report we address one particular misunderstood concept--radiation. We now know that radiation is ubiquitous. But since it was first discovered, progressively by Huygens, Maxwell and Roentgen, mankind has learned to observe it, measure it, control it, and use it. It is a natural background, a necessity of life, a pollutant when in excess, a cure for disease, a cause of disease.
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