Much of the concern has been in response to the association with nuclear weapons, the revelations of government experiments on patients, and the published concerns about radon. The public hears conflicting pronouncements from the scientific community. Sensational reports in the press foster distortions. The facts never quite catch up with the half-truths or fiction. So it is natural that many questions and concerns still persist.
Life is a risky business.
All human activities entail some risk. In general, new risks are usually associated with improved standards of living. We drive automobiles, use electricity, fly in airplanes, heat our home with volatile fuels, bungee jump, play baseball, undergo surgeries, take chemicals of all types aspirin, vitamins, hormones . All represent a step forward from primitive life in a cave, but each one carries with it a small but finite risk of injury. Radiation falls into this category.