[ RadSafe ] Another industrial radiography accident

[John Jacobus]

People have survived high doses in the past.  Don't
bury them yet.

--- "Flanigan, Floyd" <Floyd.Flanigan at nmcco.com>
wrote:
> Holy Moly! When I read this, al I could think of
> was, these guys are done for. Although there is no
> information provided on the curie content of the
> source, the symptoms tell me that these guys are
> toast. It's sad to think that had they been wearing
> alarming dosimeters or had a radiation professional
> covering their work, they would have had some
> indication that something had gone wrong in time to
> minimize the damage. With blisters, nausea and GI
> problems that soon after the exposure, my guess
> would be that they had at least a couple of hundred
> Rem acute exposure. If they make it, it will be a
> miracle.
> 
> Floyd W.Flanigan B.S.Nuc.H.P.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl]On
> Behalf Of Dahlskog, Leif
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 8:13 PM
> To: radsafe at radlab.nl
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Another industrial radiography
> accident
> 
> 
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>
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/NST32317824.txt/A
> rticle/pp_index_html
> 
> Leif Dahlskog 
> Senior Health Physicist
> Radiation Health Branch 
> Department of Health, Western Australia 
> Ph    (+61 8) 9346 2260 
> Fax (+61 8) 9381 1423 
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Hugh Blair, 1783

-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
e-mail:  crispy_bird at yahoo.com

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