Re: X-rays or Strip Search? -Reply -Reply

[Muckerheide <muckerheide@mediaone.net>]

Amen, Sandy

It scares the hell out of me when people say "We should explain
radiation to the public" with such uninformed technical and
bureaucratic views in the "business" of "rad safety" there to
"explain" radiation to the public. 


Sandy Perle wrote:
> 
> If we can't convince ourselves that this minuscule dose is
> acceptable, WITHOUT risk, how can we ever convince the public
> that radiation risks are well understood, and that when applied
> correctly, there is minimal risk, if none at all, to the individuals
> involved. If we can't, we are doomed to be ever addressing
> flasehoods and scare tactics aimed against nuclear options
> (medical, power and industrial uses).
> 
> Sandy Perle
> E-Mail: sandyfl@earthlink.net
> Personal Website: http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/1205
> 
> "The object of opening the mind, as of opening
> the mouth, is to close it again on something solid"
>               - G. K. Chesterton -
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Regards, Jim Muckerheide
Radiation, Science, and Health
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