Re[2]: PI with I-131 Treatment and Immediate Return to Work

[DREJZ@CCMAIL.CECO.COM (Jim WREN)]

     Al, and others
        Your probably absolutely right, the "Exposure" received is 
     meaningless. 
        The problem is most certainly one of contamination. Some of us, in 
     the Nuclear Power Industry, would have to restrict this individual to 
     a 'No Access' situation as our exit monitors are set low enough (for 
     good industry practice of "PROPER" rad-material control) (2.25 nCi per 
     zone, <50 nCi total surface) that this person and anyone in contact 
     (toilet seat, phone, etc.) with them would not be able to leave 
     without major decontamination efforts and reams of documentation. 
        We require that ALL rad-med patients report to us(the 
     H.P.Staff)after the procedure and periodically thereafter until we 
     deem they are 'clean' enough to re-enter the station. 
        We simply choose not to deal with this carelessness from the 
     radio-med industry at our exit point(s). Better to keep them out 
     entirely.
     
     Jim Wren, RPT
     DNPS
     drejz@ccmail.ceco.com
     
     This is only the simple opinion of a R.P.Tech that has been down this 
     road for 23 years, and it is still very bumpy with many blind curves.


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Subject: Re: PI with I-131 Treatment and Immediate Return to Work
Author:  Al Tschaeche <antatnsu@pacbell.net> at INTERNET
Date:    6/22/97 4:17 PM


Myung Chul Jo wrote:
> 
     > I feel this issue may be an interest to some of us. A PI (professor) 
     who 
My experience with my wife who had theraputic treatment for a 
hyperthyroid problem is:  I received no significant dose from her I-131. 
 I did receive some dose, but it was not significant.  I did not mind 
kissing her although it meant that I absorbed about 10000 dpm of I-131.  
Using the telephone after she did gave me about 1000 dpm.  Using the 
same fork and knife gave me about 500 dpm.  None of that activity 
produced any significant dose to me.  I consider it bad radiation 
protection to do anything about such low doses as these.
     
>I would not want to sit by someone who has 
> measurable amount of radiation level. 
     
Why on earth not?  The dose you get is miniscule and not significant and 
cannot possibly hurt you.  If you can cite any data that demonstrate you 
might be harmed by the tiny dose you might receive from such a person, I 
would appreciate it greatly if you would provide the citation.  I will 
appreciate any suggestions.  My suggestion is to ignore the whole
thing.  Or is there something here I don't get?
     
Al Tschaeche antatnsu@pacbell.net
> 
> This is only my opinion...
> Myung Chul Jo <mjo@scs.unr.edu>
> University of Nevada, Reno
> Health Physics/ MS 328
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