A clear and positive scientific account of the effect of radiation on life
For more than half a century the view that radiation represents an extreme hazard has been accepted. This book challenges that view by facing the question How dangerous is ionising radiation? Briefly the answer is that radiation is about a thousand times less hazardous than suggested by current safety standards.For many this will come as a surprise and then quickly raise a second question Why are people so worried about radiation? This is the out-of-date result of Cold War politics combined with a concern about radiation that was appropriate in an earlier age when the scientific understanding was limited.
In the book these answers are explained in accessible language and related directly to modern scientific evidence and understanding, for instance the high levels of radiation used to the benefit of health in every major hospital.
