Re: radiographer "overexposure"

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

On 29 Jul 2003 at 7:37, William V Lipton wrote:



> :  (1) the film badge processor reported a dose of  "1,423,000

> mrem".



I'd question the accuracy of any film reading that is >500 rads, due 

to the film would be totally dark just above this level. Any attempt 

at quantifying a dose, even to the 100s of rads unit, seems 

ridiculous to me. 



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