Re: Management of highly radioactive human cadavers

[mozley@darius.pet.upenn.edu (P. David Mozley, M.D.)]

>What happened to the concept of dose limits to individual members of the
>public?  My copy of 10 CFR 20 says that I have to limit exposure to these
>individuals to 100 millirem per year TEDE.
>
>And what happened to the Clean Air Act - 10 millirem per person per year
>limit from effluents.
>
>Also note that I-131 is a medium energy beta emitter, which small
>quantities in contact with the skin can cause significant exposure
>(not to mention thyroid burdens from uptakes).
>
>On Wed, 13 Mar 1996 Ragreen1@aol.com wrote:
>
>> My OPINION is that since the workers are hardly likely to exceed 5 rem (50
>> mSv), nothing needs be done.
>>
>> Regis A. Greenwood, C H P
>
>
>Kent Lambert
>LAMBERT@hal.hahnemann.edu
>
>These are my thoughts.  If they are wrong
>I accidentally pressed the send instead of
>the delete key.  My employer makes no claim
>to endorse my opinions.