Re: NCRP#37 & Cremation

[Andy Hull <hull@mail.sep.bnl.gov>]

I'm told by Charliie Meinhold (Pres. of NCRP) that it is.
Andy Hull


At 04:59 PM 8/17/98 -0500, Mike Bohan wrote:
>        Reply to:   RE>NCRP#37 & Cremation
>
>Hi RadSafers:
>
>I've heard that NCRP#37 is under revision.  Does anyone know what it's
current status is, and when the revision may be published??? 
>
>NCRP#37 does consider cremation but, cremation rates, permanent implants
and therapeutic radiopharmaceutical administrations have all increased
greatly since then.  It's about time that a new analysis of this issue be
performed.  I don't believe it will be bad, but the answer should be more
definitive than the current recommendation, which can be interpreted in
different ways by different people.
>
>P.S. - I believe Sr-89 administrations may become rarer in the future, in
favor of the shorter half-life and faster acting Samarium-153.
>
>Cheers,
><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
>Michael J. Bohan, RSO   |  e-mail: mike.bohan@yale.edu
>Yale-New Haven Hospital |    Tele: (203) 688-2950
>Radiological Physics    |     FAX: (203) 737-4252
>20 York St. - WWW 204   |    As usual, everything I say may be plausibly
>New Haven, CT    06504  |    denied at my employer's convenience ...
>><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>
>
>************************************************************************
>The RADSAFE Frequently Asked Questions list, archives and subscription
>information can be accessed at http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/~rad/radsafe.html
>
>

************************************************************************
The RADSAFE Frequently Asked Questions list, archives and subscription
information can be accessed at http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/~rad/radsafe.html