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

[Ted de Castro]

Actually as for ALARA - the death toll from 9/11 could be used as the 
body count and then doing the $/manrem calculation - this might actually 
pass ALARA.  ALARA is NOT ALAP and is always risk vs benefit.

Franz Schönhofer wrote:
> 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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> 
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