Re: detecting medical isotopes at airport security

[Stewart Farber <farbersa@optonline.net>]

Hi:

I recall a published article in the NYTimes from around 1987 where a person 

who had received a stress test with thallium set off a rad monitor during a 

tour of the White House. I have the article in a file somewhere on Whole 

Body Counting but it would be difficult to find.



Stewart Farber

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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:46:02 +0000 (GMT), <knwachter@juno.com> wrote:



>

> Does anyone know of incidents where residual medical isotopes in a 

> traveller's body set off radiation monitors at an airport?  A 

> cardiologist mentioned to me that he had heard of Tl-201 a day or two 

> after a cardiac scan tripping alarms at some airports.  Just curious.

>

> knwachter@juno.com

>

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