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RE: exposure vs. dose vs. nonsense
What does "exposure to magnetic fields" mean? As far as I can tell it has no
meaning. It is undefined.
Also, as I stated, a magnetic field is not NIR. It is not radiation of any
sort.
Clayton J. Bradt, CHP
Principal Radiophysicist
NYS Dept. of Labor
Radiological Health Unit
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fax: (518) 485-7406
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Johnson [mailto:idias@interchange.ubc.ca]
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 3:14 PM
To: Bradt, Clayton; Radsafe
Subject: Re: exposure vs. dose vs. nonsense
>
> To say that one is exposed to a 4mG field is equivalent to saying that one
> was exposed to 4 mCi of radiation. The result is literally nonsense.
It's nonsense if you're using equivalence in term of absorbed energy, but
may not be if you're comparing risk. The question is "Wat is the risk, if
any, from exposures to NIR?". ICNIRP thinks there are risks and attamts to
quantify them.
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> Clayton J. Bradt, CHP
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