ABSTRACT

Public misperception of radiological risk consistently directs limited resources toward managing minimal or even phantom risks at great cost to government and industry with no measurable benefit to overall public health. The public's inability to comprehend small theoretical risks arrived at through inherently uncertain formulae, coupled with an ir

chapter 1|24 pages

Risky Business

chapter 2|21 pages

Scientific Guesswork

chapter 3|18 pages

No Safe Dose

chapter 4|13 pages

Uncertain Risk

chapter 5|29 pages

Zero or Bust

chapter 6|20 pages

Misplaced Priorities

chapter 7|19 pages

Avoiding Risk

chapter 8|18 pages

Radiation from the Gods

chapter 9|15 pages

Hold the Phone