Very low radiation dose effects: The zero risk illusion

A comparison of local terrestrial radiation exposures in dwellings within the Federal Republic of Germany with the distribution of all forms of malignant diseases has shown that there is no relationship between this radiation exposure and the cancer rate. The problem of proportionality of risk and dose down to the range of very low doses has been analyzed experimentally. It has been recognized that cells under exposure to radiation develop adaptation reactions in the same way in which risks in society give rise to adaptation reactions initiating defense, repair and creativity. This is in line with the rules of creation that turbulences, i.e. unrest, and interactions, i.e. meetings, and the effectiveness of bonds control the stability of the system as well as evolution. Adaptation reactions also on the level of individual cells have shown that there is no proportionality between the dose and the risk in the range of low doses for a defined effect in the cell. (orig.)