The Linear No-Threshold Model of Low-Dose Radiogenic Cancer: A Failed Fiction

The linear no-threshold (LNT) model for low-dose, radiogenic cancer has been a fixture of radiation protection and regulatory requirements for decades, but its validity has long been contested. This article finds, yet again, more questionable data and analyses purporting to support the model, this w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Charles W. Pennington, Jeffry A. Siegel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-02-01
Series:Dose-Response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1559325818824200