AW: AW: [ RadSafe ] New Airport X-Rays Scan Bodies, Not Just Bags

[Franz Schönhofer]

ALARA!!!!!!

Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
MinRat i.R.
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Wien/Vienna
AUSTRIA


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Sandy Perle [mailto:sandyfl at cox.net] 
Gesendet: Samstag, 24. Februar 2007 22:29
An: Franz Schönhofer; 'stewart farber'; radsafe at radlab.nl
Betreff: Re: AW: [ RadSafe ] New Airport X-Rays Scan Bodies, Not Just Bags

ALARA is alive and well in USA, to an extreme extent.

In this case, the extra dose, estimated to be 10 microrem is almost
non-radiation dose. The privacy aspects is an issue and has to be evaluated
against the risks trying to be mitigated. The article and Stu,s 0comments
are about the dose received, the doctor's comments, and had nothing to do
about the image resolution considerations.

I would be surprised that anyone considers this 10 microrem dose to be an
issue.

Sandy Perle

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