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

[Sandy Perle]

John,

Agreed. There is never a 100% probability in anything except taxes and
death! However, where technology can offer enhanced security and peace of
mind, then it should be evaluated and adapted as appropriate for the
circumstances at hand.

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-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf
Of John Jacobus
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 2:00 PM
To: radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: Re: AW: AW: [ RadSafe ] New Airport X-Rays Scan Bodies, Not Just
Bags

Of course, there is no indication that this equipment
will prevent terrorist from blowing up aircraft.  They
read the news and are very adaptable.

--- Sandy Perle <sandyfl at cox.net> wrote:

> 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
> 
> Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless  
> 
> -----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
> 
> Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless  
> 
> 
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-- John
John Jacobus, MS
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