HEALTH BENEFITS
OF LOW-DOSE RADIATION:
THE SCIENCE - AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
A Symposium: On the beneficial health
effects of low-dose radiation;
And on current and potential medical therapy applications.
November 15, 2000 Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM:
8:00-8:55 TUTORIAL - The Biological Imperative:
Low-Dose Radiation Stimulation
Ron Mitchel, Ph.D., and Doug Boreham, Ph.D., AECL/Health Canada
9:00-9:45: Cellular and Organism
Dose-Response: Biopositive (Health Benefit) Effects
Myron Pollycove, M.D., NRC/UCSF, and Ludwig Feinendegen, M.D., Julich/DOE/NIH
Commentary: Takashi Yamada, Ph.D. Discussion
Break
10:00-10:45: Medical Applications/Clinical Trials,
Confirmatory Research
Robert Caretta, M.D. Immediate Past-President, Society of Nuclear Medicine,
Commentary:
Ed Bauser, Capt. (Ret.), USN., Jerry Cuttler, Sc.D. AECL-retired, Cuttler and
Assoc. Discussion
10:45-11:45: Medical Therapy: Success with Research,
Cancer, Infections/Inflammations, etc.
Sadao Hattori, Ph.D., CRIEPI, Japan - Commentary: Don Luckey, Ph.D., U.
Missouri School of Medicine. Discussion
Lunch: Speaker - Scientific Data on Low-Dose Radiation and Cancer
Edward Calabrese, Ph.D., U. Mass.-Amherst
1:30-2:30: Radiation Effects:
Non-linear Data do not Support the LNT; are Misrepresented
Don Luckey, Ph.D., Commentary: Jim Muckerheide, RSH. Discussion
2:30-3:15: Radon Health Benefits: Populations,
Animal Studies, Medical Studies
Klaus Becker, Ph.D., Commentary: Pat Lewis, Free Enterprise Health
Mine, and Barbra Erickson, U. Nevada-Reno. Discussion
Break
3:30-4:30: Animal Experiments and
Population Studies: Health and Longevity
Jim Muckerheide, Ctr for Nuclear Technology and Society at WPI.
Commentary: John Cameron, Ph.D., Discussion
4:30-5:30: Radiation Research: To
Apply Data in Science, Law, and Public Policy
Ted Rockwell, Sc.D., Radiation, Science, and Health, Commentary: Kenji Ishida,
CRIEPI, JAPAN. Kipp Coddington, Esq., Covington and Burling; Discussion
Sponsored by Radiation, Science, and Health,
Inc., and the
Center for Nuclear Technology and Society at WPI, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Independent
Individuals Knowledgeable in Radiation Science and Public Policy
Committed to Change
Radiation Science policy in the Public Interest |
