Re: HELP! Criticality Dose Estimate Trivia

[Brian Rees <brees@lanl.gov>]

D(Gy) ~ 80 (mr/hr)/body weight in lbs 
Measured w/GM on abdomen, bent over.
Moe eq. 15.14

I've also heard, but can't seem to find ref.  D(Gy) ~ mr/hr in left armpit.

I KNOW these are rough, subject to all sorts of ifs ands and buts, however,
it gets you going in the right direction.

Brian Rees
brees@lanl.gov

At 10:58 AM 1/7/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Dear Radsafers,
>
>I am about to present a class on severe radiation accidents. I know that one
>of the questions from the class is going to be about estimating neutron dose
>using a hot-dog probe put in the axilla of the victim. Does anyone know what
>the conversion factor was? I know it must be out there somewhere. I looked
>through the archives with no luck. 
>
>One other thing, what is the best guess now of the actual Gy or rad received
>by Mr. A, B, & C? I recall that the ANS reported much lower doses.
>
>Thanks in advance from a harried (but hairless) teacher,
>J. Ellsworth Weaver
>PG&E's Diablo Canyon Power Plant
>Avila Beach, CA
>805.545.3029
>
>jew1@pge.com
>
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