RE: Radiation Dose to Nuclear Submariners

[CASSAGNOU <hcrxp@magic.fr>]

[]  Hello

US Navy will provide you information. (as a retired french navy MD,  radiation protection specialist, I made a study some years ago comparing exposure and doses among submariners from various countries), and data were unclassified and analysed by (Sorry, I m working from memory) somebody named "Little", Yale U if I remenber well.

My results were that the level of radiation exposure of nuclear submariners, as a group, is the lowest among occupational exposure in "nuclear industry" , and by far (1/10), and really similar betwween US and France. So my good sense tells me that you should be cautious about what your patient told you.

This is a quick answer, if you need more information please mail me so that I try and find time to investigate old databases and cupboards. 

Regards,

Henri CASSAGNOU
hcrxp@magic.fr

MD Deputy director
SPRA Service de protection radiologique des armees
  (Fr. military radiation protection board)
92140 CLAMART



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-----Message d'origine-----
De:	VERNIG.PETER@FORUM.VA.GOV [SMTP:VERNIG.PETER@FORUM.VA.GOV]
Date:	mercredi 17 septembre 1997 17:23
A:	Multiple recipients of list
Objet:	Radiation Dose to Nuclear Submariners

Group,
This is something outside my experience.  I had a patient/veteran
ask about radiation dose from medical proceedures.  He was concerned
because he said he had been told that he had received his total life-
time dose and should never be on a sub again.
 
Does anyone out there in Radsafe land know what kind of dose ranges are
possible serving on a nuclear sub?
 
To reply privately please initiate a new message to me at 
vernig.peter@forum.va.gov.  Using a reply or answer function will
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Regards,
Peter G. Vernig, VA Medical Center, Denver.

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