Re: Radioactive "seed" treatment no threat to others- ISOTOPE??

[Robert A Scott <bobscottchp@juno.com>]

	I feel obligated to comment on one phrase below.

On Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:03:19 -0600 (CST) Thomas Morgan
<tmorgan@isotopeproducts.com> writes:

"...............  At 3 ft it is virtually undetectable.  "

	I routinely survey our prostate implant patients subsequent to their
surgery.  Using a Victoreen 450P pressurized ion chamber, I measure
exposure rates between 200 and 1200 microR/h at 3 feet, for I-125
implants, and between 50 and 500 microR/h at 3 feet, for Pd-103 implants.
 The variability comes from the differences in activity and the size of
the patient.

Bob Scott, Esq., CHP
Roger Williams Medical Center
Providence, Rhode Island
bobscottchp@juno.com
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