Guest guest Posted January 26, 2001 Report Share Posted January 26, 2001 Radiation from Medical Procedures in the Pathogenesis of > Cancer and Ischemic Heart Disease: > Dose-Response Studies with Physicians per 100,000 Population > > http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/RMP/chp1F.html > > W. Gofman, M.D., Ph. D. > Professor Emeritus, Molecular and Cell Biology > University of California, Berkeley > > Edited by Egan O'Connor > > First Edition: 1999 > C.N.R. Book Division > Committee for Nuclear Responsibility, Inc. > Post Office Box 421993 > San Francisco, California 94142 > U.S.A. > > Hypothesis-1: Medical radiation is a highly important cause (probably > the principal cause) of cancer mortality in the United States during > the Twentieth Century. Medical radiation means, primarily, > exposure by xrays (including fluoroscopy and CT scans). > > Hypothesis-2: Medical radiation, received even at very low and moderate > doses, is an important cause of death from Ischemic Heart Disease; the > probable mechanism is radiation-induction of mutations in the > coronary arteries, resulting in dysfunctional clones (mini-tumors) of > smooth muscle cells. > > Part 1. Orientation: What Is Old, and What Is New > > The evidence presented in this book strongly indicates that over 50% > of the death-rate from Cancer today, and over 60% of the death-rate > from Ischemic Heart Disease today, are xray-induced as defined and > explained in Part 5 of the Introduction. The finding means that xrays > (including fluoroscopy and CT scans) have become a necessary co-actor > --- but not the only necessary co-actor --- in causing most of the > death-rate from Cancer and from Ischemic Heart Disease (also called > Coronary Heart Disease, and Coronary Artery Disease). In multi-cause > diseases such as Cancer and Ischemic Heart Disease, more than one > necessary co-actor per fatal case is very likely. Absence of any > necessary co-actor, by definition, prevents such cases. The concept > of xray-induced cases means cases which would be absent in the absence > of exposure to xrays. > > Xrays and other classes of ionizing radiation have been, for decades, > a proven cause of virtually all types of mutations --- especially > structural chromosomal mutations (such as deletions, translocations, > and rings), for which the doubling dose by xrays is extremely low. > Additionally, xrays are an established cause of genomic instability, > often a characteristic of the most aggressive Cancers. > > Not surprisingly, a host of epidemiologic studies have firmly > established that xrays and other classes of ionizing radiation are a > cause of most varieties of human Cancer. This monograph presents > (a) the first compelling evidence that xrays are a cause also of > Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) --- a very important cause --- and > presents ( a Unified Model of Atherogenesis and Acute IHD Events > (Part 7 of this chapter). > > We have a high level of confidence that our findings, about the > important causal role of medical radiation in both Cancer and IHD, are > correct. Part 6 of this chapter identifies the features of the work > which produce this confidence. > > Part 9 of this chapter points to demonstrations, by others, of proven > ways to reduce dose-levels of nontherapeutic medical radiation by 50% > or considerably more, without eliminating a single diagnostic or > interventional radiologic procedure and without degrading the > information provided by medical radiation. > > Reduction of exposure to medical radiation can and will reduce > mortality rates --- from Cancer with certainty, and with very great > probability from Ischemic Heart Disease too. > > Part 2. Some Key Facts about Xrays and Ionizing Radiation in General > > Most physicians and other people appreciate the imaging capability of > the xray, but --- through no fault of their own --- they are taught > very little about the biological action of those xrays which never > reach the film or other image-receptor. Part 2 provides some > information about xrays and ionizing radiation in general. These > facts are well supported in the peer-reviewed biomedical literature, > in our text, and in our Reference List. > > 2a. Capacity to Commit Mayhem among the Genetic Molecules > > The biological damage from a medical xray procedure does not come > directly from the xray photons. The damage comes from electrons, which > those photons " kick " out of their normal atomic orbits within human > tissues. Endowed with biologically unnatural energy by the photons, > such electrons leave their atomic orbits and travel with high speed > and high energy through their " home cells and neighboring cells. Each > such electron gradually slows down, as it unloads portions of its > biologically unnatural energy, at irregular intervals, onto various > biological molecules along its primary track (path). > > The molecular victims include, of course, chromosomal DNA, and the > structural proteins of chromosomes, and water. Even though each > energy-deposit transfers only a portion of the total energy of a > high-speed high-energy electron, the single deposits very often have > energies far exceeding any energy-transfer which occurs in a natural > biochemical reaction. Such energy-deposits are more like grenades and > small bombs (Chapter 2, Part 4a). None of this is in dispute. > > 2b. The Free-Radical Fallacy > > There is no doubt that, along the path of each high-speed high-energy > electron described above, the energy-deposits produce various species > of free radicals. Nonetheless, it is a demonstrated fallacy > (Appendix-C) to assume equivalence between the biological potency of > xrays and the biological potency of the free radicals which are > routinely produced by a cell's own natural metabolism. > > The uniquely violent and concentrated energy-transfers, resulting from > xrays, are simply absent in a cell's natural biochemistry. As a result > of these " grenades " and " small bombs, " both strands of opposing DNA can > experience a level of mayhem far exceeding the damage which metabolic > free-radicals (and most other chemical species) generally inflict upon > a comparable segment of the DNA double helix. > > 2c. Ionizing Radiation: A Uniquely Potent Mutagen > > The extra level of mayhem is what makes xrays (and other types of > ionizing radiation) uniquely potent > mutagens. Cells can not correctly repair every type of complex genetic > damage, induced by ionizing radiation, and sometimes cells can not > repair such damage at all (evidence discussed in Appendix-B and > Appendix-C). Not all mutated cells die, of course. If they all died, > there would be very little Cancer and no inherited afflictions. > Indeed, certain mutations confer a proliferative advantage on the > mutated cells. Exposure to xrays is a proven cause of genomic > instability --- a characteristic of many of the most aggressive > Cancers (Chapter 2, Part 4b, and Appendix-D). > > Unlike some other mutagens, xrays have access to the genetic molecules > of every internal organ, if the organ is within the xray beam. Within > such organs, even a single high-speed high-energy electron, set into > motion by an xray photon, has a chance (far from a certainty) of > inducing the types of damage which defy repair. That is why there is no > risk-free (no safe) dose-level (Appendix-. > > There is widespread agreement that, by its very nature, ionizing > radiation at any dose-level can induce particularly complex injuries > to the genetic molecules. There is growing mainstream acknowledgment > that cellular repair processes are fallible, or entirely absent, for > various complex injuries to the genetic molecules (Appendix-B and > Appendix-C). > > 2d. The Very Low Doubling-Dose for Xray-Induced Chromosomal Mutations > > The inability of human cells, to repair correctly every type of > radiation-induced chromosomal damage, has been demonstrated in nuclear > workers (who received their extra low-dose radiation at minimal > dose-rates) and in numerous studies of xray-irradiated human cells at > low doses. Besides demonstrating non-repair or imperfect repair, > such studies have established that xrays have an extremely low > doubling-dose for structural chromosomal mutations. > (The doubling dose of an effect is the dose which adds a frequency > equal to the pre-existing frequency of that effect.) > > For instance, the doubling-dose for the dicentric mutation is in the > dose range delivered by some common xray procedures, such as CT scans > and fluoroscopy --- i.e., in the dose range of 2 to 20 rads > (references in Chapter 2, Part 4b). The rad is a dose-unit which is > identical to the centi-gray (Appendix-A). We, and many others, prefer > the simpler name: Rad. > > Xrays are capable of causing virtually every known kind of mutation > --- from the very common types to the very complex types, from > deletions of single nucleotides, to chromosomal deletions of every > size and position, and chromosomal re-arrangements of every type. > When such mutations are not cell-lethal, they endure and accumulate > with each additional exposure to xrays or other ionizing radiation > (Chapter 2, Part 8c; and Appendix-B, Part 2d). > > 2e. Medical Xrays as a Proven Cause of Human Cancer > > Ionizing radiation is firmly established by epidemiologic evidence as > a proven cause of almost every major type of human Cancer (Chapter 2, > Part 4c). Some of the strongest evidence comes from the study of > medical patients exposed to xrays --- even at minimal dose-levels per > exposure (Appendix-B, Part 2d). Mounting mainstream evidence indicates > that medical xrays are 2 to 4 times more mutagenic than high-energy > beta and gamma rays, per rad of exposure (Chapter 2, Part 7.) > > Etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2001 Report Share Posted January 26, 2001 I try to give most of my clients that have had alot of x-rays homeopathic x-ray. I usually give it in the 30c potency to clean out and " grafting " the x-rays may have done to a client. In homeopathic circles it has been known for a century that x-rays are profoundly detrimental to the human health. This was elicited during the early provings of x-ray. The provers suffered so bad most swore they would never do a proving of anything again. X-ray 30c is hard to obtain in the USA but can be easily got from Helios Homeopathic Pharmacy in England and they ship internationally. www.helios.uk.co As a side note, clients of mine that have used electric blankets alot or work close to electrical devices all day long, I usually give homeopathic electricity 200c too. Clients that have taken barium for medical diagnostic reasons I give barium 30c to them with mostly good results. Mike In a message dated 01/25/2001 9:40:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, corny88@... writes: << I heard this being discussed on a short wave radio program tonight. If true, it means up to five hundred thousand deaths PER YEAR attributed to medical xrays. Evidence is mounting that the worst enemy we have are the men in white coats. It's time to circle the wagons. Corny >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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