[ RadSafe ] CRT monitor radiation "scare" at Newark airport

[Dimiter Popoff]

> It is very hard to believe that the exposure rate from a monitor was enough
> to trigger an alarm.  What must their set-points be?

Sounds unlikely indeed. My bet would be on a coincidence with some
EMI which has confused the detector electronics, which may or may
not have been the brightest of designs anyway.

Dimiter

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> To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
> From: Clayton J Bradt <CJB01 at health.state.ny.us>
> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:17:16 -0500
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] CRT monitor radiation "scare" at Newark airport
> 
> It is very hard to believe that the exposure rate from a monitor was enough
> to trigger an alarm.  What must their set-points be?
> 
> 
> Clayton J. Bradt
> Principal Radiophysicist
> NYS Dept. of Health
> Biggs Laboratory, Room D486A
> Empire State Plaza
> Albany, NY 12201-0509