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Re: "The eyes of the beholder" / ICRP, quality factors etc



Sandy,

    May I assume that the "others" to whom you refer include ICRP, NCRP,

etc. ?





----- Original Message -----

From: Sandy Perle <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>

To: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 2:55 PM

Subject: Re: "The eyes of the beholder" / ICRP, quality factors etc







> Jerry, I agree with your comments. Your statement above, regarding

radiation safety

> work, is the crux of the problem. When the term safety is ingrained into

the occupation,

> the bottom line is the correlation of radiation and un-safe. They go hand

in hand. The

> implication is that radiation and safety are not equal, and, there is no

level where safety

> is implied. It's too bad that our profession wasn't coined another name

when developed.

> Of course, decades ago, radiation was unknown, and considered to be

entirely unsafe.

> Others have just carried on and fostered that belief even further.

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