RE: Comparative Risk

["Spencer, Ronald E." <Spencerr@coned.com>]

Thanks.  I much appreciate the help.

Bear

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ted de Castro [SMTP:tdc@xrayted.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, November 01, 2000 12:26 PM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	Re: Comparative Risk
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> Try Bernie Cohen's articles:
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> A Catalog of Risks  Health Physics Vol. 36 pp 707-722
> Catalog of Risks Extended and Updated  Vol. 61 No. 3 317-335
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> 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
> > 
> > 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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