Re: Article in Toledo Blade: Michael Woods: Cigarette will deliver

[Yvette Lloyd <YLloyd@radiance.net>]

Interesting posting about the radiation in cigarettes. One item that the Dr.
neglected to mention is the effects of 2nd-hand smoke! I remember in a
graduate physiology class, my professor mentioned that the second-hand
smoker actually inhales more smoke than the smokers themselves! I don't know
much about the stability of the gaseous Po-210, but if it's stable enough
than the 2nd hand smoker would theoretically receive a higher radiation
dose. 

One more reason why I'm glad I never started smoking.

(Sorry if I have offended any smokers!)

Yvette Lloyd
Regulatory Affairs Analyst
Radiance Medical Systems, Inc.
phone 949-595-7334
fax 949-595-7335

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