[ RadSafe ] Purdue working on cell phones with radiation detection

[Miller, Mark L]

As they say..."An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance".  It's an interesting concept that will likely prove impractical for many reasons, some of which outlined in previous posts.  However, it's good to "think outside of the box" sometimes.
JMHO...Mark Miller


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Rees [mailto:brees at lanl.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:47 AM
To: Steven Dapra; Susan Gawarecki; RADSAFE
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Purdue working on cell phones with radiation detection

Well, not really folks.
There isn't enough volume in cell phones to offer enough detection capability to be useful unless it's a huge (unshielded) source or you're right on top of it.
People are either ignoring physics, OR just trying to obtain funding...  They could offer bigger cell phones, THAT would be popular!
Of course there are other people who believe they can reshape physics by inventing new magic detector materials... and they're getting funding too!  Your tax dollars at work!

(Obviously) my own personal opinions.
Brian Rees


At 08:33 AM 2/16/2008, Steven Dapra wrote:
>Feb. 16
>
>         Yes --- "especially happy."  These personal rad detectors will
> be causing so many false alarms . . . .  How about all the alarms from
> people walking by the stacks of fertilizer at the home and garden
> store?  I remember a posting here two or three years ago about all the
> rad from --- what was it --- the potassium?  There won't be enough
> jails to hold all the nuclear medicine patients who get smashed around
> and dragged off as suspected dirty bomb terrorists.  Federal
> prosecutors will have a heyday.
>
>Steven Dapra
>
>
>At 06:06 PM 2/15/08 -0500, Susan Gawarecki wrote:
>>I'm sure HPs everywhere will be *overjoyed* when every person has
>>their own personal radiation detector.  And local police departments
>>will be especially happy.
>>
>>The system proposed below may well be automated.  No truckload of
>>bananas will be safe.  Nor would any patient who had recently
>>undergone a medical procedure involving a radioactive isotope.
>>
>>Susan Gawarecki
>>
>>Purdue working on cell phones with radiation detection
>>http://nationalcongress.org/showarticle.php?articleID=6971
>
>_______________________________________________
>You are currently subscribed to the RadSafe mailing list
>
>Before posting a message to RadSafe be sure to have read and understood
>the RadSafe rules. These can be found at:
>http://radlab.nl/radsafe/radsaferules.html
>
>For information on how to subscribe or unsubscribe and other settings
>visit: http://radlab.nl/radsafe/