[ RadSafe ] Technology to detect radiation

[Eugene Mah]

Another distinct possibility is that the patient had undergone
a lymphoscintigraphy procedure and identified it as a radiation
therapy procedure by mistake (or whoever was questioning her did).

Eugene


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>From: Sandy Perle <sandyfl at cox.net>
>Sent: Aug 20, 2007 6:57 PM
>To: nimmoelsa at netscape.net, radsafe at radlab.nl
>Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] Technology to detect radiation 
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>Hi Elsa,
>
>Could be radioactive wires implanted, could be localized seeds, etc. 
>
>Regards,
>
>Sandy
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf
>Of nimmoelsa at netscape.net
>Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 3:50 PM
>To: radsafe at radlab.nl
>Subject: [ RadSafe ] Technology to detect radiation 
>
>Any comments on the form of radiation therapy involved???
>
>I'm sure I'm not aware of?all possible breast cancer treatment modes and?I'm
>finding the description of this incident?puzzling.
>
>Thanks,
>Elsa Nimmo
>
>
>At 07:58 PM 8/19/07 -0400, Jaro wrote:
>>Aviation Week & Space Technology
>>08/20/2007, page 26
>>Technology to detect radiation has progressed, says Army Lt. Gen. William
>>Webster, deputy commander of the U.S. Northern Command. During the most
>>recent Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., detectors picked up
>>radiation from a fan entering the premises and handheld detectors guided
>>officials to the fan's location. Upon questioning the fan, officials
>>discovered she recently underwent radiation therapy for breast cancer and
>>was still carrying residual amounts of the substance.


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