Re: Radiation tests at VA hospital questioned

[lavelyp@uclink2.berkeley.edu (Paul Lavely)]

I agree with the following from Ron, and would like to add that if you (for
some reason) want to know the facts or the persons qulaifications, why not
call him on the phone and ask. However, if we did a little research with a
telephone over half the questions of radsafe would not be needed.

The above comments are those of the author and of the position he holds.

Fire extingushers at the ready for any and all flames.

Paul Lavely
Non-certified member of the HPS
RSO and Director
UC Berkeley
510-643-7976

>
>YOU note with interest that the top RSO is neither a CHP nor a member
>of the HPS!......What difference does that make???  You're
>insinuating possible incompetence on that person's part just because
>he's not affiliated with some group, or hasn't been certified by that
>same group?
>
>There are certainly many, many competent, experienced, skilled, well educated,
>etc., individuals serving as RSOs and in other important capacities
>in the radiation protection field who are not CHP's nor members of
>the HPS, myself included.
>
>Your elitist attitude is offensive.  Adding letters to the end of
>one's name or being affiliated with some group does not make one
>better, faster, stonger, nor smarter than the next guy.  I've run
>across a few CHP's who couldn't use a survey meter correctly if their
>life depended on it!
>
>Ron Amoling
>RSO
>Joslin Diabetes Center
>amolingr@joslab.harvard.edu