[ RadSafe ] RadSafe - an international list?

[Jeff Terry]

Hi Franz,

Ok, count me in. I will put both in my postings until I learn  
Becquerels.

My current facility limits when working with the Advanced Test Reactor  
are
7.4 MBq (0.2 mCi).

Although, for some reason 0.2 millicuries sounds a whole lot safer than
7.4 MegaBecquerels ; )

Jeff


Jeff Terry
Asst. Professor of Physics
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Illinois Institute of Technology
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On Apr 12, 2010, at 4:00 PM, Franz Schönhofer wrote:

> Jeff and RADSAFErs,
>
> As far as I remember RADSAFE is an international list. I am  
> "impressed" by
> the many pCi of Rn-222 cited in very recent contributions (which by  
> the way
> are not really scientifically impressive!), but almost everywhere on  
> this
> earth one uses the nowadays correct units like Bq or Sv or Gy, meter  
> etc.
> The big and influencial journals - also the US based ones like "Health
> Physics" - have since decades banned the old Ci and rem units, not  
> to talk
> about feet, inches, miles etc. SI units are the only ones to be used  
> in
> scientific journals.
>
> I would advocate, that at RADSAFE SI units should be used as well,  
> not only
> because of its internationality, but also because RADSAFE is a  
> SCIENTIFIC
> list.
>
> We did not have this discussion for quite a few years on RADSAFE,  
> but it
> should not be forgotten.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Franz
>
> Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
> MinRat i.R.
> Habicherg. 31/7
> A-1160 Wien/Vienna
> AUSTRIA
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