Ionizing radiation exposure--more good than harm? The preponderance of evidence does not support abandoning current standards and regulations

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André E Bussières et al. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2006 Jun.

. 2006 Jun;50(2):103-6.

¹ Chiropractic Department, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. res@uqtr.ca

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A rebuttal to chiropractic radiologists' view of the 50-year-old, linear-no-threshold radiation risk model.
Oakley PA, Harrison DD, Harrison DE, Haas JW. Oakley PA, et al. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2006 Sep;50(3):172-81. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2006. PMID: 17549154 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

On "phantom risks" associated with diagnostic ionizing radiation: evidence in support of revising radiography standards and regulations in chiropractic.
Oakley PA, Harrison DD, Harrison DE, Haas JW. Oakley PA, et al. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2005 Dec;49(4):264-9. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2005. PMID: 17549208 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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