Re[2]: Research Human Use Users

[sandy_perle@email.fpl.com]

     From some of my previous data sheets I show that a lumbar/spine x-ray 
     was on the order of 130 mRem/x-ray. Not a large amount, but one that 
     might question the reason to give an individual ~ 400 mRem. What needs 
     to be answered is the benefit of such exposure. I'm digging back over 
     20 years now as to when I was a medical physicist, and I know things 
     are much different today. I will be interested in other's opinions.
     
     
     Sandy Perle
     Supervisor Health Physics
     Florida Power and Light Company
     Nuclear Division
     
     (407) 694-4219 Office
     (407) 694-3706 Fax
     
     sandy_perle@email.fpl.com


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Subject: Re: Research Human Use Users
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at Internet-Mail
Date:    10/2/95 11:36 AM




I would appreciate any assistance that this group can provide.  One of
the departments in my college is doing a research project in which they
would like to take two to three x-rays of a cervical spine to test the
effectiveness of a traction unit.  How much risk would be involved?  What
articles could they reference to document the risk?

Thank you.

Alan Bode
Collet
College of St. Catherine-Minneapolis
ajbode@stkate.edu