Re: Age determination by x-ray examinations

[Chris Alston <alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu>]

Mr/Dr Rozental

O.K., but let's be clear that bone densitometry is not age 
determination.  And please see my previous observations on the 
cost-risk/benefit issue.

Cheers
cja

At 10:52 AM 1/10/01 -0600, you wrote:

>First of all apologize to comment this subject only now, I couldn't do it
>last week.
>Medical practices as Bone densitometer using radioactive source as Am-241
>and I-125, and very
>low-dose X-ray beams to scan areas of a patient's body, especially cases of
>Osteoporosis, were justified and approved by Regulatory Authority, case of
>Brazil, for instance. That time the justification was made take into account
>the ICRP 27 and the IAEA Basic Safety Standards, Safety Series, 9

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