CERRIE also considered and rejected by 10 to 2 consensus the biphasic ( bimodal ) curve of Burlakova " et al . " ( 1999 ), due to the study's " substantial shortcomings "; tables were so ambiguous that the risk-dose response could be interpreted as linear, biphasic or even promoting health ( radiation hormesis ).
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The French Academy of Sciences ( " Acad�mie des Sciences " ) and the National Academy of Medicine ( " Acad�mie nationale de M�decine " ) published a report in 2005 ( at the same time as BEIR VII report in the United States ) that rejected the Linear no-threshold model in favor of a threshold dose response and a significantly reduced risk at low radiation exposure:
