Re: Food Irradiation additive

["Randy Ross" <RNROSS@BCSC02.GOV.BC.CA>]

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Well I 'm glad someone is awake this morning.

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At 12:51 2/22/96 -0600, Randy Ross wrote:
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>Suppose for a minute that not all food intended for radiation is to be
>irradiated with gamma rays. Suppose it is to be irradiated with high energy
>electrons from an accelerator. One is adding mass so it is an additive not a
>process.

This is an example of health physics "humor" -- correct?

R. G. Oesterling