The
Guardian: The health dangers from nuclear radiation have
been oversold, stopping governments from fully exploiting
nuclear power as a weapon against climate change, argues a
professor of physics at Oxford University.
Wade
Allison does not question the dangers of high levels of
radiation but says that, contrary to scientific wisdom, low
levels of radiation can be easily tolerated by the human
body.Most scientists who have responded disagreed with
Allison's conclusions, but his comments have highlighted the
lack of understanding of how the body deals with low doses of
radiation, a crucial issue given it is increasingly used in
modern medical procedures such as scanning and cancer
treatment.
