Eliminating use of the linear no-threshold assumption in medical imaging

CS Marcus - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2017 - Soc Nuclear Med
TO THE EDITOR: The lead article, by Siegel et al.(1), in the January 2017 issue of The
Journal of Nuclear Medicine is brilliant, timely, and scientifically superb. Unfortunately, the …

[PDF][PDF] Radiation dose does indeed matter: proof that invalidates the linear no-threshold model

JA Siegel, B Sacks, B Greenspan - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2018 - Soc Nuclear Med
TO THE EDITOR: In their Invited Perspective (1), Duncan et al.''respectfully disagree''with our
commentary challenging the Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) VII report …

[PDF][PDF] Regarding LNT: scientifically worthless and increasingly indefensible; regarding LNT: NRC wrongfully rejects petitions to end LNT model Use

CS Marcus, JM Cuttler - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2022 - Soc Nuclear Med
TO THE NEWSLINE EDITOR: I am delighted with the commentary by Siegel, Sacks, and
Greenspan in the November issue of JNM Newsline (2021; 62 [11]: 17N–18N, 22N) …

The conclusion of the beir vii report endorsing the linear no-threshold model is no longer valid due to advancement of knowledge

M Doss - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2018 - Soc Nuclear Med
TO THE EDITOR: I read with interest the Invited Perspective by Duncan et al.(1), which was
in response to the article by Siegel et al.(2) criticizing the Biologic Effects of Ionizing …

Reply to: Not All Gatekeepers Are Theranostics

WA Weber, H Barthel, FM Bengel… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Soc Nuclear Med
TO THE EDITOR: Sometimes we need to challenge the views of colleagues and friends,
especially when their thinking has the effect of muddying the waters rather than providing …

Linear no-threshold model may not be appropriate for estimating cancer risk from CT

M Doss - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Editor: I read with interest the recent article by Zondervan and colleagues in the May 2013
issue of Radiology (1) regarding the increased cancer risk from computed tomography (CT) …

Challenges to the paper “Radiation dose does matter: mechanistic insights into DNA damage and repair support the linear no-threshold model of low-dose radiation …

JJ Bevelacqua - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2018 - Soc Nuclear Med
TO THE EDITOR: I read with interest the Invited Perspective by Duncan et al.(1), which was
in response to the article by Siegel et al.(2) criticizing the Biologic Effects of Ionizing …

[CITATION][C] A bright future for nuclear medicine

GM Segall, DA Pryma, JR Fair - Journal of the American College of …, 2019 - jacr.org
In a recent Point/Counterpoint, Graham et al [1] and Guiberteau and Oates [2] seemingly
agree on a solitary issue: the decline of nuclear medicine (NM) in the United States. We …

Hormesis: fact or fiction?

D Holzman - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 1995 - osti.gov
Bernard Cohen had not intended to foment revolution. To be sure, he had hoped that the
linear, no-threshold (LNT) model of ionizing radiations effects on humans would prove to be …

Are we approaching the end of the linear no-threshold era?

M Doss - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2018 - Soc Nuclear Med
The linear no-threshold (LNT) model for radiation-induced cancer was adopted by national
and international advisory bodies in the 1950s and has guided radiation protection policies …