Portal Monitors

[Bill.Teer@rw.doe.gov]

The thread seems to have disappeared, but here is more data for the

discussion:



Prostate cancer patient's hidden radiation 'seeds' set off airport alarm



A Canadian man undergoing prostate cancer therapy was recently pulled aside

by guards at a major airport and interrogated after radioactive "seeds" set

off security alarms. The man, who frequently travels to the United States,

was passing through customs late last year when he was approached by a

guard, according to a report on the incident in the Canadian Medical

Association Journal today. "He was taken into a separate room where he was

asked to stand against the wall and refrain from speaking while workers

examined his luggage," says the report by Hamilton doctors involved in his

treatment. "Eventually, he was asked why he kept setting off the radiation

detector." The man explained it might have something to do with the

radioactive iodine "seeds" implanted in his prostate gland, which is tucked

inside the body under the penis. The seeds emit radiation and are implanted

to kill cancerous cells. The patient was released after a senior customs

official whose brother was undergoing similar treatment verified the

legitimacy of the procedure.





Prostate cancer patient's hidden radiation 'seeds' set off airport alarm

http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?t143865661

(National Post, Apr 13)







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