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

[Sandy Perle]

ALARA means what it says, as low as reasonably achievable. This does not mean zero dose. Evaluation of the task and supportt for or against the dose determines if the dose to be received is warranted. I suspect that a majority of travelers worldwide would accept this small dose for the peace and mind of knowing that the risk of a catastrophy has been reduced, even if the risk has not been entirely eliminated.

Sandy Perle

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-----Original Message-----
From: Franz Schönhofer <franz.schoenhofer at chello.at>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:38:27 
To:<sandyfl at cox.net>,"'stewart farber'" <radproject at sbcglobal.net>,<radsafe at radlab.nl>
Subject: AW: AW: [ RadSafe ] New Airport X-Rays Scan Bodies, Not Just Bags

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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