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Re: " Scientists Say Dirty Bomb Would Be a Dud " - fear of radiation
Dr. Rozental,
I am not sure if using this list is the right vehile
to use to ask you questions on education and public
reaction to a radiological bomb. We are more
professional, e.g., knowledge about radiation effects,
and generally have a higher level of education than
the average American. Consequently, you will probably
get a scewed response based on our understanding and
preceptions that the public has. For example, my
wife, because of our discussions, has a much lower
concern about a radiological bomb than her sister.
--- Jose Julio Rozental <joseroze@netvision.net.il>
wrote:
> Dear Lars,
>
> Thank you for the reference. I know your paper, as
> well many others that you
> wrote, your
> contribution to radiation safety is very fruitful.
> When I had asked if American is educated to
> understand the consequences of a
> RDD and to minimize the emotions, fear or phobia my
> purpose is to learn the
> American experience in this direction. I know, and
> I have some details, by
> the internet on American States exercises, the last
> in Seattle. One of my
> intention comparing the radiological accident in
> Goiania x RDD, is how to
> improve decision making before an RDD and during the
> event. If country does
> not educate public previously to understand what is
> a RDD and how to deal
> with, the response will be very complicated, as it
> was in Goiania, due the
> complete population ignorance.
> Brazilian researchers produced good papers on
> psychological and medical
> stress due impact, I'll use as reference on this
> issue, however all of them
> point out the problems, not solutions about to
> minimize them in terms of
> decisions and actions, considering what to do, when
> to do, whom to address
> and how to do.
> Now I am learning American: researchers and public
> reactions on RDD, and I
> want to learn more from colleagues of this list.
> Until now I got only very few comments on this
> issue, doesn't matter this is
> also part of the complete spectrum..
>
> Jose
> joseroze@netvision.net.il
> Israel
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lars Persson" <lars.ingeman@telia.com>
> To: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
> Cc: "Jose Julio Rozental"
> <joseroze@netvision.net.il>; "John Jacobus"
> <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>; <LNMolino@AOL.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 12:34 AM
> Subject: RE: " Scientists Say Dirty Bomb Would Be a
> Dud " - fear of
> radiation
>
>
> > Colleagues,
> > Please read the article:
> > Persson Lars with Britt-Marie Drottz-Sjöberg:
> Public reaction to
> radiation:
> > Fear, anxiety or phobia? Health Physics 64 (3),
> 1993.
> > Best wishes
> > Lars Persson
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu
> > [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu]On
> Behalf Of Jose Julio
> > Rozental
> > Sent: den 14 juni 2004 17:14
> > To: John Jacobus; LNMolino@AOL.COM;
> radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu
> > Subject: Re: " Scientists Say Dirty Bomb Would Be
> a Dud "
> >
> >
> > Dear John,
> >
> > Your point is not the case, people know what is
> spider, flying, but not
> > radioactive risk, and I think this is not part of
> the etc
> >
> > Jose
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Jacobus" <crispy_bird@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Jose Julio Rozental"
> <joseroze@netvision.net.il>; <LNMolino@AOL.COM>;
> > <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 3:13 AM
> > Subject: Re: " Scientists Say Dirty Bomb Would Be
> a Dud "
> >
> >
> > > Why would you think fear is inversely related to
> > > education? Fear is an emotion response.
> Intelligent
> > > people fear spiders, flying, etc.
> > >
> > > --- Jose Julio Rozental
> <joseroze@netvision.net.il>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Dear colleagues,
> > > >
> > > > I am writing a paper Radiological Accident in
> > > > Goiania x RDD to be presented in any future
> Congress
> > > >
> > > > In Goiania we have learned that many adverse
> > > > problems we had to be faced with, besides the
> > > > technical response, problems that were not
> written
> > > > previously in any publications about
> > >
> > > =====
> > > +++++++++++++++++++
> > > "We cannot escape danger, or the fear of danger,
> by crawling into bed
> and
> > pulling the covers over our heads."
> > > -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
> > >
> > > -- John
> > > John Jacobus, MS
> > > Certified Health Physicist
> > > e-mail: crispy_bird@yahoo.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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