RE: Radiological vs. Radiation

[Tad Blanchard <Tad.M.Blanchard.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

To the Radiophobic and just like any other oxymoron...

It should be RADIATION SAFETY


(Just like MILITARY INTELLIGENCE) ...

At 03:01 PM 3/8/99 -0600, you wrote:
>But then, when you put "Protection" after Radiation, you get Radiation
>Protection, which infers the protection of radiation from something
>(man?).  Radiological Protection does not infer we're out to protect
>radiation.  I vote for radiological.
>
>Les Aldrich
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:	Douglas A. Johnson [SMTP:doug-johnson@tamu.edu]
>> Sent:	Monday, March 08, 1999 11:36 AM
>> To:	Multiple recipients of list
>> Subject:	Radiological vs. Radiation
>> 
>> 
>> About every two years I take issue with the fact that our university
>> office
>> has been historically known as "Radiological Safety", and our RSO as
>> the
>> "radiological safety officer".   I much prefer Radiation Safety as
>> easier
>> to say, easier to spell, and more descriptive than radiological (which
>> in
>> my mind is more associated with radiology). We do not have a hospital.
>> Primarily we are research users of radioactive material.
>> 
>> Radsafers are never shy about expressing wit and wisdom.  Please
>> assist the
>> boy.
>> 
>> Pondered the boy, College Station.
>> Then through Radsafe made plea to the nation(s).
>>      With regard to his school
>>      Queried, what is the rule
>> Be it radiological, or best, radiation?
>> 
>> 
>> Douglas A. Johnson
>> Environmental Health and Safety Department
>> Texas A&M University
>> College Station, Texas 77845-4472
>> 
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