Re: Digital X-Ray Can Scan Body in 13 Seconds

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>]

On 16 Jun 2003 at 13:09, Susan L Gawarecki wrote:



> Considering the current ALARA atmosphere, wouldn't there be an ethical

> issue about X-raying workers every work day, even if it is only 25% of a

> "conventional full-body X-ray series"?



I don't think that one can assess the standards used with those here 

in the USA. When I attended an IAEA meeting in Geneva this past 

August, the socio-economic issues were balanced against the dose and 

risk issues, and, the European as well as Asian and African govt. 

representatives stated that the socio-economic issues had to take 

precedent over any dose issues.



Dose, risk and other factors can not be assessed in a vacuum, and, 

our philosophy doesn't always work in a different work environment 

that has other factors as well.

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