Re: Petition to HPS board regarding health effects of radiation [FW]

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

On 4 Aug 2003 at 6:18, Otto G. Raabe wrote:



> Actually, those Taiwan people were not exposed "to Co60", but rather to the ionizing radiation emitted by Co-60. 



Otto,



Is there really a difference? For example, if one has an I-131 

treatment for thyroid, do we not say that they are exposed to I-131, 

and not to the radiations emitted from it?



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