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Re: CSI Miami I-131 Episode
Many thanx for your response. You express very well what I've been thinking,
but haven't been able to put into words.
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Curies forever.
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
Sandy Perle wrote:
> How many times do we see the AMA up in arms over a program where
> doctors are depicted not quite so accurately? Ever watch Presidio
> Med, ER. Dr. Kildare?
>
> How many times do we see the ABA up in arms over a program where
> attorneys are depicted not quite so accurately? Ever watch the
> Guardian, The Firm, LA Law, Alley McBeal?
>
> How many times do we see the ABA up in arms over a program where
> police are depicted not quite so accurately? Ever watch Hack,
> Sopranos, or any other police show?
>
> My point ... TV and movies are fiction unless specifically stated to
> be accurate in all areas. While I know when there are falsehoods
> being shown when it comes to radiation, health physics, radiology,
> dosimetry, etc., I am not about to go to every movie and start to
> analyze every scene to determine the accuracy of each scene,
> statement and conclusion.
>
> TV and movies are for entertainment. Let's just leave it at that. IF
> those who are really so upset write the network, the producers and
> the writers, and get it off their chest. It's not going to change
> anything. Radiation and anything associated with it gets viewers to
> watch. Anything having to do with sensationalism gets their
> viewership up. I watched,, it was bogus, but it was entertainment.
> That's all it was.
>
> There are too many other things to worry about these days, and what
> is depicted on TV isn't really at the top of my list, nor is it in
> the Top 10.
>
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