[ RadSafe ] cesium 137 check source rate

[William Lipton]

Blind faith is NOT a recommended safety practice.

Bill Lipton
It's not about dose, it's about trust.

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Dixon, John E. (CDC/ONDIEH/NCEH) <
gyf7 at cdc.gov> wrote:

> Hopefully, whomever shipped it did so with appropriate controls and
> monitoring. Was this a US shipped source within the USA? I 'd like to
> know what was done upon its receipt.
>
> Regards,
> John Dixon
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of William Lipton
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 12:36 PM
> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] cesium 137 check source rate
>
> I question the wisdom of handling a source without proper survey
> instruments.  The source could be mislabeled.  Even worse, it could be
> leaking, in which case you've contaminated yourself and your facility by
> now.
>
> Bill Lipton
> It's not about dose, it's about trust.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 4:21 AM, Harley Vance <harleyvance at ymail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I just got a cesium 10 microcurie test source in the mail, and I
> haven't
> > gotten my geiger counter yet.
> > My question is, what is the approximate rate of radiation at the
> surface of
> > the disc?
> >
> > It is blue and I believe it is encased in some kind of epoxy.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
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