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

Jeffry A. Siegel, Charles W. Pennington and Bill Sacks
Journal of Nuclear Medicine January 2017, 58 (1) 1-6; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.116.180182
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1Nuclear Physics Enterprises, Marlton, New Jersey
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vol. 58 no. 1 1-6
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https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.116.180182
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27493264

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Society of Nuclear Medicine
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0161-5505
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2159-662X
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  • Received for publication June 24, 2016
  • Accepted for publication July 18, 2016
  • Published online January 3, 2017.

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  1. Jeffry A. Siegel1,
  2. Charles W. Pennington2 and
  3. Bill Sacks3
  1. 1Nuclear Physics Enterprises, Marlton, New Jersey
  2. 2NAC International (retired), Norcross, Georgia, and executive nuclear energy consultant, Alpharetta, Georgia; and
  3. 3U.S. Food and Drug Administration (retired), Green Valley, Arizona
  1. For correspondence contact: Jeffry A. Siegel, Nuclear Physics Enterprises, 4 Wedgewood Dr., Marlton, NJ 08053. E-mail: nukephysics{at}comcast.net
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    • FAILURE OF THE LNTH GOLD STANDARD
    • CONTRARY TO THE LNTH, BIOLOGY RESPONDS ADAPTIVELY
    • ABSENCE OF ACUTE, LOW-DOSE RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS IS EVIDENCE
    • EVALUATION OF THE PRESENTED EVIDENCE
    • A NON SEQUITUR: MEDICAL IMAGING SHOULD BE INFLUENCED BY THE LNTH
    • MEDICAL IMAGING AND THE FAILURE OF LNTH ORTHODOXY
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