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The Green Table is a compilation of populations which have received large doses of radiation. It shows that if the dose is received all at once, we start to see a significant increase in cancer incidence at somewhere between 100 and 300 mSv. But if the dose is received more or less evenly over a protracted period, we see no increase as long as the dose rate is below about 20 mSv/d regardless of how large the cumulative dose is. This note documents how the Green Table was compiled.

The SNT slides assume the audience has already been presented with the radharm slides. Taking this in two steps is the best way to go. But you may not have the time. This deck compresses the two presentations into one 30 slide show.

The Linear No Threshold (LNT) theory of radiation harm assumes the harm is proportional to the total radiation dose regardless of how quickly or how slowly that dose is received. This slide deck compares this hypothesis with reality.