RE: Contamination from Nuc Med patients

["H.B. Knowles" <hbknowls@ix.netcom.com>]

I am interested in how you determined that my server does not understand
"this format" (MIME). As you can see from the copy of your whole letter
(including the MIME-encoded message) displayed below, it understands it
very well. 

Was this assumption made because I have Netcom as a server? I have very
recently installed the Eudora Com mail server, which understands MIME veery
well.

Sincerely,

H.B. Knowles
     
At 02:46 PM 4/3/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>Bill,
>
>While the radiological consequences of the complications following this
>particular administration may be minimal, as pointed out in Dr. Marcus'
>post, I am a strong proponent of "informed consent" in the work place. For
>that reason, I would have a routine radiological safety course for nursing
>staff who might have to care for nuclear medicine patients. It does not have
>to be elaborate or long, but it should answer, in plain language, the most
>common questions you are being asked by the nursing staff. This goes a long
>way toward fostering the credibility and trust relationship you need to be
>effective in establishing and practicing a common sense approach to
>radiological safety. I believe it is important that we, as radiological
>safety professionals, establish a "part of the common people" rapport with
>the people we are protecting. This is what I practice and it is what I teach
>my students to practice.
>
>Once the nurses are initially trained, an occasional friendly newsletter or
>note explaining a recent incident of concern (be honest but careful here,
>there is a difference between "explaining" and "explaining away" which is
>not lost on your nursing staff) will help strengthen your working
>relationships and tend to reduce the chance of over-reaction or panic to
>radiological incidents like the one you describe when they occur (and they
>always occur - whatever we do).
>
>I hope I have been of help.
>
>-Gary Damschen
>damschenga@mkf.ornl.gov
>
>This is only my opinion and my opinion only. All standard disclaimers
>apply...yadda, yadda, yadda.
>
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H.B. Knowles, PhD, Physics Consulting
4030 Hillcrest Rd, El Sobrante, CA 94803
Phone\Fax (510)758-5449
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