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Re: respiratory tract dose



I'm afraid I must agree with this individual Bill.  You certainly do have a

way with words.  However, I do agree with you in principle.  I just think I

would have conveyed it in a softer, more respective tone.



Mitchell W. Davis, RRPT

Health Physicist

432-697-3523

432-349-4824 Cell

radiation@cox.net

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

From: "William V Lipton" <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM>

To: "Thomas J Vandermey" <vandermeyt@DTEENERGY.COM>

Cc: "Kevin Creed" <creed@humboldt.edu>; <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>; "Luke

George" <tlg2@humboldt.edu>

Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 2:24 PM

Subject: Re: respiratory tract dose





> "...pompous, sanctimonious, arrogant, and condescending..."  Is that the

best you can do!

>

> BTW, I assume that you've provided this person with the needed

information, and have taken

> responsibility for his facility's licensing basis.  Please share your work

with all of us.

>

> The opinions expressed are strictly mine.

> It's not about dose, it's about trust.

> Curies forever.

>

> Bill Lipton

> liptonw@dteenergy.com

>

> Thomas J Vandermey wrote:

>

> > Radsafers, is this a pompous, sanctimonious, arrogant, and condescending

response?  Or is

> > it just one radsafer trying to help another by pointing out his

inadequacies?  You be the

> > judge.  Thanks, Bill, for your usual tact and goodwill.  Gosh, I hope I

didn't spell

> > anything wrong!

> >

> > William V Lipton wrote:

> >

> > > At the risk of seeming more a "heel" than a "kind sole" [sic], it

seems that you

> > > should be hiring a qualified consultant for this, and in support of

all those RSO

> > > responsibilities that are beyond your qualifications.

> > >

> > > If you are a member of the Health Physics Society, I point out that

the HPS code of

> > > ethics includes the statement, "Each member shall be a judge of

his/her competence and

> > > will not undertake any assignment beyond his/her abilities."  I assume

that the AIHA

> > > has a similar code of ethics.

> > >

> > > If I were faced with an IH issue, I would consult the CIH whom we have

on staff.  I

> > > would caution any "kind sole" who is considering responding to this,

that it's one

> > > thing having a general discussion or steering a qualified person to an

overlooked

> > > reference.  It's quite another to be performing calculations for a

licensing document

> > > that the NRC will be using to determine whether this facility and its

personnel can

> > > safely handle the requested radioactive materials.

> > >

> > > The opinions expressed are strictly mine.

> > > It's not about dose, it's about trust.

> > > Curies forever.

> > >

> > > Bill Lipton

> > > liptonw@dteenergy.com

> > >

> > > Kevin Creed wrote:

> > >

> > > > Help, I'm new to Radsafe and an IH.   I am also the RSO and must

work out a

> > > > dose estimation for a license amendment.  The hypothetical scenario

is

> > > > inhalation of 3.75 microcuries of Scandium 46 (1120.5 KeV) adsorbed

onto

> > > > airborne smoke particles.  I have checked out Cember's Intro to

Health

> > > > Physics (1st ed.) and read Chapter 11, Internal Rad' Protection.

The book

> > > > refers to ICRP's two compartment lung model for a similar problem

but does

> > > > not supply the equation(s).  I have put in interlibrary loan

requests for

> > > > the specific Health Physics issues which address this but I don't

know if I

> > > > will receive them in time.

> > > >         Would one of you kind soles please provide me with the

necessary equations

> > > > and any constants which I may need?   I would like to work out the

problem

> > > > myself to further my rad' knowledge.  My e-mail

> > > > is:  creed@humboldt.edu,   fax  (707) 826-5703,  phone  (707)

826-3356.

> > > > Thank you in advance.

> > > >

> > > > Kevin Creed

> > > > R. Kevin Creed

> > > > Director/RSO

> > > > Environmental Health & Safety

> > > > Humboldt State University

> > > >

> > > >

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