ALARA is an acronym for As Low As Reasonably Achievable. It's associated with minimizing one's risk of getting cancer from radiation. What could be more reasonable than doing that?
Yet, according to Wade Allison author of Radiation and Reason, ALARA has "nothing to do with safety" (click on his May 4, 2013 link, see page 3).
If someone reduces their risk of radiation by vastly increasing their risk of some other malady, then that isn't being reasonable. Just because some people are unreasonable, doesn't mean we shouldn't follow ALARA.
That isn't reasonable, Wade.
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