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Comment
. 2006 Sep;50(3):172-81.

A rebuttal to chiropractic radiologists' view of the 50-year-old, linear-no-threshold radiation risk model

Paul A Oakley, Donald D Harrison, Deed E Harrison, Jason W Haas
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A rebuttal to chiropractic radiologists' view of the 50-year-old, linear-no-threshold radiation risk model

Paul A Oakley et al. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2006 Sep.
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“Linear” indicates the LNT Model, which is a linear extrapolation from the high dose (dose-rate) of atomic bombs dropped on Japan, drawn linearly down to zero. This model assumes that any exposure has a cancer risk, and the greater the exposure, the greater the cancer risk. “Hormesis” is the quadratic shaped curve (U-shaped curve), where between zero and the zero equivalent point (ZEP), there is less risk of cancer or a ‘benefit’. However, doses greater than the ZEP (a threshold) indicate a near linear increased risk of cancer with increasing doses. (adapted from Luckey, 1991 and Hiserodt, 2005).,
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