[ RadSafe ] They walk among us

[franz.schoenhofer at chello.at]

John,

I was ready to write a similar comment, but extending the existance of well considered regulations and prescribed precautions to all civilized countries. 

What to do with people whose motto with regard to anything radioactive is "Don´t disturb me with facts, I have made up my mind".

We had this topic at least once on RADSAFE. 


---- "Dixon schrieb:
> In response to Markey's alarmist report, we have 10CFR35 as well as locally prescribed precautions. The resulting dose to a maximally exposed person from the patient has been determined to be safe AND such dose is not even tracked. I believe we can do without the knee-jerk reaction of non-experts.
> 
> John Dixon  
> 
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> Sent: Wed Oct 20 15:46:41 2010
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] They walk among us
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> 
> > "There is a strong likelihood that members of the public have been unwittingly exposed to radiation from patients,"
> > Markey wrote Wednesday in a letter to the NRC that details findings by his staff. "This has occurred because of weak NRC
> > regulations, ineffective oversight of those who administer these medical treatments, and the absence of clear guidance
> > to patients and to physicians."
> 
> Hmm.  Looks like we will have to detain patients until they have zero radiation.
> 
> -Gary Isenhower
> 
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