Re: chirper

[William V Lipton <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM>]

Now you really have me confused.  In your previous messages, you were

trying to save a few $$ on a chirper versus an alarming ratemeter. 

Now, you want a "smart monitor" on the camera.  Talk about big $$$. 

In addition, this would only marginally increase safety, even IF properly

maintained, since a radiographer who ignores or forgets his survey meter

is also likely to ignore the camera monitor.

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

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com

AndrewsJP@aol.com wrote:

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What I would like to see is a built-in monitor on the camera that monitored the source activity all the time and displayed a green light when the source was in the fully shielded position.  It would display a yellow light when the source was exposed fully and a yellow light when the source was in any transition position.  It could be done easily with a smart monitor that monitored the source activity all the time.  This, with a chirper on the radiographer, would give much better control than we have now.

John Andrews
Knoxville, Tennessee