Re: Comparative Risk

[Ted de Castro <tdc@xrayted.com>]

Try Bernie Cohen's articles:

A Catalog of Risks  Health Physics Vol. 36 pp 707-722
Catalog of Risks Extended and Updated  Vol. 61 No. 3 317-335

Gary Wilson wrote:
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> rad safers....
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> This question came my way. Please respond DIRECTLY to this individual if
> you can help.
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> From: "Steven Durrington" <sdurro@hotmail.com>
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> Dear AIRnews,
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> I've been asked to provide some data of comparative doses and risks for
> a
> discussion on patient education strategies. I am interested in finding
> out a
> source for the comparative doses of things such as diagnostic radiology,
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> sunbaking on the beach, airplane travel, background dose, etc.
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> I am also interested in finding out about comparative risks - x-ray
> risks vs
> smoking vs car driving, etc.
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> Could anybody out there in cyberland point me towards a reference
> (internet
> or otherwise) that might be useful ? I wil keep internet
> searching/surfing
> for references, but to date, haven't found the one I'm after.
> 
> Thanks for your assistance.
> 
> Steven Durrington
> Regional Service Manager
> QDI, City Region
> Brisbane, Australia
> Ph : 07 3839 6161
> http://www.qdixray.com.au
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> Gary Wilson
> Radiation Safety Office
> Bethune Building, Room B32
> QEII Health Sciences Centre
> 1278 Tower Rd.
> Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9
> phone (902) 473-2767
> fax (902) 473-2765
> sfpgxw@qe2-hsc.ns.ca
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