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The RAIN scale: A good intention that falls short
Radiation protection specialists agree that clear communication of radiation risks remains a vexing challenge that cannot be solved solely by finding new ways to convey technical information.
Earlier this year, an article in Nuclear News described a new radiation risk communication tool, known as the Radiation Index, or, RAIN (“Let it RAIN: A new approach to radiation communication,” NN, Jan. 2025, p. 36). The authors of the article created the RAIN scale to improve radiation risk communication to the general public who are not well-versed in important aspects of radiation exposures, including radiation dose quantities, units, and values; associated health consequences; and the benefits derived from radiation exposures.
Y. Ohashi, M. Konishi, H. Yoshioka, K. Yoshinaga, H. Yoshioka
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 41 | Number 3 | May 2002 | Pages 437-441
Biology | Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology Tsukuba, Japan November 12-16, 2001 | doi.org/10.13182/FST02-A22627
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The protecting effect of (−)-epicatechin (EC), (−)-epicatechin gallate (ECg), (−)-epigallocatechin (EGC), (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) and 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) on the DNA strand scission induced in tritiated water was analyzed. The scission with the hydroxyl radical produced by the decomposition of water molecules was decreased by the addition of above reagents. Protective effect of EGCg, EC and DMPO was dependent on their concentrations, but that of ECg and EGC was independent. Therefore, it was considered that certain amounts of ECg, EGC molecules might locate around DNA molecules, interacting with DNA.
