John Cameron Quotes

Radiation, unlike smoking, drinking, and overeating, gives no pleasure, so the possible victims object.

My main frustration is the fear of cancer from low dose radiation, even by radiologists.

There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts we should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer.

Everybody is exposed to radiation. A little bit more or a little bit less is of no consequence.

There is no safe amount of radiation. Even small amounts do harm.

When you're asked to have a CT scan or a nuclear scan, do you know how much radiation that involves? How many of those sorts of scans have you already had? Is it necessary? Is there an alternative? I don't think many people know about that.

The worst situation with radiation escaping is if you are downwind from it. You could virtually be on one side and not affected by the radiation. If you're on the other side and you're downwind from it, you are going to be affected.

Radiation is relentless: my protocol is five days a week, 33 sessions altogether.

When I entered the field in July 1958 I believed what they told me about radiation risks. I spent much effort reducing the dose to patients in radiology.

Most medical physicists work in the physics of radiation oncology making sure that the desired dose is given to the cancer and the dose to normal tissues are minimized.

It is likely that we need more radiation to improve our longevity.

Too many radiologists still believe there is a risk from a chest x-ray. Few radiologists can explain radiation to the patient in words the patient can understand.

Nuclear industry proponents often assert that low doses of radiation (eg below 100mSV) produce no ill effects and are therefore safe. But , as the US National Academy of Sciences BEIR VII report has concluded, no dose of radiation is safe, however small, including background radiation; exposure is cumulative and adds to an individual's risk of developing cancer.

RADIUM, n. A mineral that gives off heat and stimulates the organ that a scientist is a fool with.

You can absolutely drive through an atmospheric bomb test and not be affected.

There is no threshold level of fine particle pollution below which health risk reductions are not achieved by reduced exposure.

Nobody could tell us or really had a very good idea, if there were a massive release of radiation, what kind of medical treatment people were going to need and this or that, or, indeed, whether there would be medical personnel around.

There are estimates that 2 to 3 percent of cancers in the U.S. each year are engendered by exposure to repetitive imaging.

At my age, the radiation will probably do me good.

I do not believe that nuclear power is worth it, if it creates radiation.

The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates, the greater the effect on our health, weight and well-being.

Oregano is such an antioxidant-rich herb that researchers decided to see if it could reduce the DNA-damaging effects of radiation.

Despite the growing evidence of health benefits associated with coffee consumption, I still don't recommend my patients drink it - not because it's not healthy, but because there are even healthier choices.

And I thought I would just share with you what science says today about silicone breast implants. If you have them, you're healthier than if you don't. In fact, there's no science that shows that silicone breast implants are detrimental and, in fact, they make you healthier.

The Department of Energy's nuclear weapons production program have direct and potentially devastating medical implications.... A public health emergency exists.