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RE: Nuclear Medicine Patients and Homeland Security
Let us all consider the prospects of nucmed patients being pulled over and
ticketed by police for being "radioactive in public", for this is the only
method by which government could enforce compliance with patient
instructions. In the current climate, it would not be difficult for
congress or state legislatures to justify such a law on the pretext of
national security or public health. National security: because radioactive
out-patients interfere with the detection of terror weapons. Public health:
because "no dose is a safe dose". I say, better to take the detectors
away from the cops and firemen, and leave radiation protection the state
radiation control programs, than to take actions which might restrict access
to nuclear medicine procedures - that truly would be a public health
disaster. As for national security, the information obtained by such
widespread radiation surveillance is worthless.
Clayton J. Bradt, CHP
Principal Radiophysicist
NYS Dept. of Labor
Radiological Health Unit
voice: (518) 457-1202
fax: (518) 485-7406
e-mail: Clayton.Bradt@labor.state.ny.us
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