Linear no threshold refers to cancer not acute radiation sickness. People getting people getting a sunburn vs skin cancer from sun exposure are experiencing dif

Linear no threshold refers to cancer not acute radiation sickness. People getting people getting a sunburn vs skin cancer from sun exposure are experiencing different biological processes, the underlying mechanisms are related but different. Threshold dosing in terms of cancer has zero evidence to support it, and cancer is already really common suggesting if there’s any threshold we are well past it. The only reason you hear about it is there is an industry who really wishes it were true. Just like people suggesting low dose exposure to lead wasn’t harmful when they want to sell Tetraethyllead in gasoline, monetary rewards cloud judgement. Same deal with tanning beds and just about any product exposing people to ionizing radiation, the risks don’t seem bad when there’s money to be made.