RE: Roentgen is a Rem?

Bill,

You have jumped to the conclusion that the gentleman is fishing for information in order to act as a consultant in the field of radiation safety. I read his question in the same manner as if it was from a high school student trying to understand the terminology that we take for granted. Personally, I encourage interest in health physics because maybe we can get one more individual to understand what we do. Maybe that person will not immediately dismiss all things nuclear as an evil of our society. Just my thoughts, no offence was intended to you or anyone else.

David Hyder, CHP
(509) 373-9652
David_S_Hyder@rl.gov
Hanford's Facility Evaluation Board

-----Original Message-----
From: William V Lipton [mailto:liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 11:52 AM
To: mark.hogue@SRS.GOV
Cc: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu; wpns@compusmiths.com
Subject: Re: Roentgen is a Rem?

In my opinion, however, RADSAFE should be more along the lines of "Masterpiece Theater" than "The Amateur Hour."

The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com

mark.hogue@SRS.GOV wrote:

I hope I'm not going to cause any resentment, but here's where you can get a simple explanation of the relationship between Roentgen and Rem:

http://www.hps.org/publicinformation/radfactsheets/index.html

The original question didn't seem to me to be from a fledgling health physics consultant.

William V Lipton <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM>
Sent by: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

09/25/01 07:06 AM
Please respond to William V Lipton

        To:        "William P. N. Smith" <wpns@compusmiths.com>
        cc:        "radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu" <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
        Subject:        Re: Roentgen is a Rem?

At the risk of seeming rude, I resent those who think that the health physics
profession can be reduced to a few FAQ's. This individual obviously does not
have a clue, and we are doing him and ourselves a disservice by playing along
with this.

If there are radiological health aspects to whatever he is consulting in, then
he should hire a qualified health physicist.

The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com

"William P. N. Smith" wrote:

> Am I correct in assuming that a Roentgen is essentially equivelent to a
> Rem? I understand that r is measured in air (and instruments) and Rems use
> some Q factor dependent on the type (energy?) of the radiation, but inthe
> real world is Q usually unity?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> William Smith wpns@compusmiths.com N1JBJ@amsat.org
> ComputerSmiths Consulting, Inc. www.compusmiths.com
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