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X-Rays

Also see
  Radiation
   http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/r.htm#Radiation_Poisoning

  Thermorgraphy
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/t.htm#Thermography

 

According to Dr. John Gofman, x-Ray dose-reduction is the goal . . . and you have the right to
know that some practitioners can "obtain high-quality images with half the dose, one-fifth the
dose, even one-tenth the dose given by other practitioners. If some can do it, all can do it.
(Marin Breast Cancer Watch's Keeping Abreast/fall 2000.) -- barb

 

• Are medical x-rays a major cause of cancer and heart disease?
  About Dr. John Gofman's work, by Burton Goldberg
  http://www.alternativemedicine.com/AMHome.asp?cn=Catalog&act=GetProduct&crt=ProductKey=52333&Style=/AMXSL/EssayDetail.xsl

   

• FATAL FALLOUT: The Dangers of Ionizing Radiation
  by Gary Null, PhD, Ernest Sternglass, PhD & Jay Gould, PhD
  Copyright 2002, Gary Null & Associates
  http://www.garynull.com/Article.aspx?article=/Documents/FatalFallout/FatalFallout.htm

   

  • PART I: The Radiation Cover-Up
    http://www.garynull.com/Article.aspx?article=/Documents/FatalFallout/FatalFallout.htm

     

• Fluoroscopy
  
  • Radiation Continuing Concern with Fluoroscopy
    by Ricki Lewis, Ph.D.
    http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00261.html

     

• Making Personal Decisions about X-ray Screening Tests, Such as
  Mammography and CT of the Lung, Colon, Heart, or the Entire Body.
  John W. Gofman, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Molecular & Cell Biology
  University of California at Berkeley.
  Egan O'Connor, Executive Director and Editor, CNR.; May 2002
  http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/XHP/MPDaXrayST.html

   

  • Part 2 Screening vs. Diagnostic Procedures
    "Screening procedures are employed to look periodically at symptom-free people ...
    ...[D]iagnostic procedures are careful examinations of people who already have some
    suspicious signs (objective) or symptoms (subjective) of a potential problem --- e.g., cancer. "
    http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/XHP/MPDaXrayST.html#Part2

   

• PREVENTING BREAST-CANCER:
  The story of a Major, Proven, Preventable Cause of This Disease.
  John W. Gofman, M.D., Ph.D. 1996.
  "This book uncovers the major cause of the recent breast-cancer incidence
  in the USA. The author shows that past exposure to ionizing radiation ---
  primarily medical x-rays --- is responsible for about 75 percent of the
  breast-cancer problem in the United States.
  
  "The good news: Since the radiation dosage given today by medical
  procedures can be significantly reduced without interfering with a single
  useful procedure, numerous future cases of breast-cancer can be prevented.
  
  "The author recommends specific actions to start breast-cancer
  prevention now, not ten years from now. "
  http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/PBC/index.html

   

  • Chapter 1 - Our Conclusion: A Large Share of Breast-Cancers Need Not Occur
    "We begin this book with our bottom line, because we think the advice of Sara Jeannette
    Duncan is good: "If you have anything of importance to tell me, please, please
    begin at the end!" So here is our conclusion:
    
    "Breast-cancer is a largely preventable disease, and we reach that good news because of
    our finding that a large share of recent and current breast-cancer in the United
    States is certainly due to past medical irradiation of the breasts with x-rays --- at all ages,
    including infancy and childhood. Much of today's radiation dosage is preventable,
    without any interference with necessary diagnostic radiology, and hence many future
    breast-cancers need not occur. ..."
    http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/PBC/chp1F.html

     

  • Breast Cancer-Free Zones: Why Not? An Effective Way to Begin
    http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/PBC/BCfreeZones.html

     

  • Mammography: An Individual's Estimated Risk that the Examination
    Itself Will Cause Radiation-Induced Breast Cancer
    http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/PBC/mammography.html

    See more of Dr, Gofman's work, below, under radiation and x-Rays.
    
    

• RACHEL'S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY #693
  ---April 20, 2000--- HEADLINES: THE MAJOR CAUSE OF CANCER--PART 3
  http://www.blythe.org/nytransfer-subs/Environment/Rachel__693:_THE_MAJOR_CAUSE_OF_CANCER--Part_3

   

• Radiation from Medical Procedures in the Pathogenesis of
  Cancer and Ischemic Heart Disease: Dose-Response Studies with
  Physicians per 100,000 Population
  John W. Gofman, M.D., Ph. D.
  Professor Emeritus, Molecular and Cell Biology
  University of California, Berkeley
  http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/RMP/
  
  
  • X-RAYS: The Patients' Right-to-Know Policy Statement
    Set your printer to print page 1 through 1; fill out and mail in the form. -- barb
    http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/xrays1.htm

     

  • Radiation-Induced Cancer from Low-Dose Exposure: AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS, 1990
    First Edition, 1990, by John W. Gofman, M.D., Ph.D.
    $29.95. Release Date: September, 1990. 480 pages, softcover, 8.5x11 inches.
    Includes 113 pages of Tables and Figures. References, Glossary, Index.
    Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 89-62431. ISBN 0-932682-89-8.
    http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/RIC/Ordering.html

     

  • What Is Factually Wrong with This Belief: "Harm from
    Low-Dose Radiation Is Just Hypothetical --- Not Proven"
    By John W. Gofman, M.D., Ph.D.; Fall 1995
    http://www.bnlfable.com/3gofman.html

     

  • X-rays and Health Project (XaHP)
    John W. Gofman, MD, PhD
    email: comments@x-raysandhealth.org
    http://www.x-raysandhealth.org/

     

    • Three Remarkably Similar Reports on the Safe-Dose Fallacy
      http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/PBC/chp45F.html

       

    • X-rays may kill, Berkeley professor says He cites own nationwide radiation study
      November 22, 1999; By William Brand; STAFF WRITER
      (Frankly, I do not have dental xrays made unless ABSOLUTELY
      necessary, e.g., because of a cracked tooth. I have rarely had other
      X-rays, and I have NEVER had a mamogram. Should I need special
      screening, I shall seek THERMOGRAPHY. See Breast Health in
      Australia at http://www.meditherm.com/breasthealth/ -- barb)
      

      "BERKELEY -- It's a common sight during an X-ray: The
      technician leaves the room and makes the exposure from a shielded
      place.

      "One University of California, Berkeley, professor thinks it might
      be a good idea for most of us to join the technician out of the
      X-ray's path. Too many X-rays over many years may kill you, just
      like fallout from an atomic bomb, says John Gofman,
      professor-emeritus of molecular and cell biology. . . . "

      Find through search: http://www.newschoice.com/newspapers/alameda/tribune/default.asp

      
      

    Shoe Fitting X-Ray Device
    http://www.karlloren.com/ultrasound/p47.htm

     

     

• Xylenes - EPA
  
  o-XYLENE
  m-XYLENE
  p-XYLENE
  1330-20-7, 95-47-6, 108-38-3, 106-42-3
  "Hazard Summary
  "Commercial or mixed xylene usually contains about 40-65% m-xylene and up to
  20% each of o-xylene and p-xylene and ethylbenzene. Xylenes are released into the
  atmosphere as fugitive emissions from industrial sources, from auto exhaust, and
  through volatilization from their use as solvents. Acute (short-term) inhalation
  exposure to mixed xylenes in humans results in irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat,
  gastrointestinal effects, eye irritation, and neurological effects. Chronic (long-term)
  inhalation exposure of humans to mixed xylenes results primarily in central nervous
  system (CNS) effects, such as headache, dizziness, fatigue, tremors, and incoordination;
  respiratory, cardiovascular, and kidney effects have also been reported. EPA has
  classified mixed xylenes as a Group D, not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity. ..."
  "... Mixed xylenes have also been detected at low levels in indoor air; xylenes have been
  widely used in home use products such as synthetic fragrances and paints. One
  study reported concentrations of m- and p-xylene ranging from 0.010 to
  0.047 mg/m3. (1) [Emphasis added.]
  "1.Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Toxicological Profile
  for Xylenes (Update). Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
  Altanta, GA. 1995. "
  http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/xylenes.html

   

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