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[Jeff Terry]

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> From: mailman-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> Date: May 18, 2010 5:43:18 PM CDT
> To: radsafe-owner at health.phys.iit.edu
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> 
> From: George Stanford <gstanford at aya.yale.edu>
> Date: May 18, 2010 5:44:52 PM CDT
> To: Dan W McCarn <hotgreenchile at gmail.com>
> Cc: <radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu>
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Cardiolite Fate
> 
> 
> Dan:
> 
>      Last week I had that same cardiac test, injections & all.
> The next day I flew from Chicago to Washington DC, and
> back the day after.  I took documentation from the doctor, 
> but didn't need it.  No radiation alarms went off -- even 
> when I visited DOE HQ --  and I got no special attention.
> 
>      The Wikipedia says that the dose is 25 mSv (2.5 rem)
>  (< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_stress_test>).  I 
> don't know if that includes the cardiolite.  BTW, whoever 
> wrote that article buys into LNT.
> 
>      I'm assuming that my immune system got a little boost
> from the test. and that my wife and fellow passengers 
> perhaps benefited a little also.
> 
>      More info welcome.
> 
>    --  George Stanford
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> At 05:18 PM 5/18/2010, Dan W McCarn wrote:
> Dear Group: 
> 
> Yesterday I received both Tl-201 & Tc-99m as a intravenous cocktail during a
> cardiac stress test.  The dose was 3 mCi Tl-201 and 20 mCi "Cardiolite"
> Tc-99m for imaging.  By the time I got home, I was quite radioactive, with
> my Ludlum Model 19 measuring 5000 uR/Hr at a distance of 4 meters.
> According to the information that I received, the test amounts to a 3.45 REM
> total effective dose. 
> 
> Should I be avoiding my girlfriend for the next week or two?  She works at
> Los Alamos and I don't want to "contaminate" her. 
> 
> The good news is that no problems were found! 
> 
> Comments? 
> 
> Dan ii
> 
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