Re: more units

[William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>]

It's curious that the one radiological exposure unit that can be directly
measured is the one that has been eliminated.  This goes hand in hand
with the ICRP eliminating the body burden standard for bone seeking radionuclides;
which has been just about the only radiation protection standard that is
based on human data.  There seems to be a preference for scholastic
debate and extrapolation over real data.  This bothers me - for this
bridge player, one peek is worth 1000 finesses.  But, hey; the Middle
Ages must have been good for something!

The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com

Michael Stabin wrote:

...

However, I do concede that we need a special unit for exposure, the SI
committee has been intransigent on this.

Michael Stabin
Departamento de Energia Nuclear/UFPE
Av. Prof. Luiz Freire, 1000 - Cidade Universitaria
CEP 50740 - 540
Recife - PE
Brazil
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