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RE: MIT, Quaker Oats Settle Radiation Lawsuit -Reply



This may have been a hypothetical question, but...

> Patients do not  normally sign consent forms for diagnostic
> administrations of radionuclides.  When was the last time you signed a
> consent form for a chest or dental x-ray?  
> 
December 29, 1997. The same dentist had also had a disclaimer that
discussed the limitations that not permitting x-rays would place on his
ability to properly treat a patient.

Rick Edwards, Analyst

The Boeing Company, Radiation Protection Technical Services Group
richard.w.edwards@boeing.com         (425) 393-8250