Re: Cremation of Pacemakers?

[Dan Marx <dmarx01@hercules.baker.edu>]

The funeral director is required to remove any pacemakers prior to 
cremation.  The question as to whether they would recognize it to 
isotopically powered is another is issue for this old thread. On Fri, 27 Sep 
1996 putnam%nihrsb.dnet@dxi.nih.gov wrote:

> I understood the original message to mean that the immediate family is
> questioned as to the item being in the corpse, not that it is to be cremated!
> Also if cremation did occur these items can with stand much greater temps. 
> than are found at a standard crematorium.
> 
> Israel Putnam, NIH, Radiation SAfety
> Opinions are mine only- Facts are from the NRC and DO
> Opinions are mine only- Facts are from the NRC and DOT reulators.
> ip20q@nih.gov
> 



DAN L. MARX
HEALTH PHYSICIST
BAKER COLLEGE
FLINT MI
dmarx01@baker.edu
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