[ RadSafe ] " Technology to detect radiation has progressed "

[Steven Dapra]

Aug. 20

         I may (or may not) be willing to concede a small amount on this one.

         A little more to the point, why are people being screened when 
they are going to a Little League World Series game?  Is the post-Sept. 11 
paraonia so bad that our ostensible protectors believe terrorists (or 
perhaps run of the mill crackpots) are going to be throwing around 'lethal 
radioactive substances' at a Little League game?  Does anything think this 
may be getting a little out of hand?  And if not, what *does* constitute 
getting out of hand?

Steven Dapra


At 10:14 AM 8/20/07 -0600, Brian Rees wrote:
>Actually, I have been involved in personnel detections, and the people who 
>ask the questions are polite and understanding and professional when 
>they've been trained well, which is usually the case.  In addition, many 
>people (I know this isn't ALWAYS the case!) are aware that they are 
>slightly radioactive and may trigger detectors and be questioned.  Many of 
>the people (patients) I've talked to are understanding, and in many cases 
>pleased to see that there really are people doing this work.
>
>My own personal opinion and experience only...
>Brian Rees
>
>
>At 08:32 PM 8/19/2007, you wrote:
>>Aug. 18
>>
>>         I should think this would be intimidating.  Youi're trying to 
>> watch a baseball game and all of a sudden a bunch of gorillas packing 
>> heat are standing over you asking  nosy personal question.  In this age 
>> of post-Sept. 11 paranoia I doubt that the interrogators were very 
>> congenial.  I wonder if any of them have wives?
>>
>>Steven Dapra
>>sjd at swcp.com
>>
>>
>>
>>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.