Re: " New ICRP guidelines to 'clarify' collective dose, Dicus says"

["Otto G. Raabe" <ograabe@UCDAVIS.EDU>]

At 05:32 AM 3/26/2004, Kai Kaletsch wrote:





	Does anyone have a working definition for "potential probability"? 



*********************************************************************

March 26, 2004



This phrase is not redundant. In this case the word "potential" means more than just "possible". It implies an existing mechanism and real capability of significant injury. It's like "potential energy"; it really exists although it might not always be manifested or unleased.



Otto







	 



**********************************************

Prof. Otto G. Raabe, Ph.D., CHP

Center for Health & the Environment

(Street Address: Bldg. 3792, Old Davis Road) 

University of California, Davis, CA 95616

E-Mail: ograabe@ucdavis.edu

Phone: (530) 752-7754   FAX: (530) 758-6140

***********************************************

************************************************************************ You are currently subscribed to the Radsafe mailing list. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to Majordomo@list.vanderbilt.edu Put the text "unsubscribe radsafe" (no quote marks) in the body of the e-mail, with no subject line. You can view the Radsafe archives at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/radsafe/