Re: Emissions from Televisions

[grh5rdh@grh30.med.navy.mil (Radiation Department Head)]

Try referring to NCRP report 95, chapter 2, pages 3,4,5 and 6 have updated
informationas as of 1987. 


Ron Long
Head, Radiation Health Training
Naval Undersea Medical Institute
Groton, CT


 At 03:47 PM 1/8/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Can anyone provide some quick information?  I have been requested by 
>a local station to discuss emissions from TV sets, particularly since 
>the newer flatbed ones are described as being "low emission".
>
>I have looked through the information in NCRP 54 and got some useful 
>information but that was published in 1977.  Any changes or newer 
>sources of info since then?
>
>I know that the emissions are primarily due to non-ionizing radiation 
>associated with the flyback transformer.  I have equipment to monitor 
>this.  However, they seem to want to discuss x-ray potential.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
>
>
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>University of Toronto
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