Re: TLD-shielding

[Harald Weiss <weiss@ki.comcity.de>]

Archer, Joe schrieb:
> Can anybody explain to me how an HP might accidentally or
> intentionally insert 16" of concrete into a calculation involving a window?
> I am dying to explain this away as an accident or some even remotely
> credible excuse. However, our ethics policy says that I am expected to
> report unethical behavior and I don't have the liberty to ignore something
> that smells to high heaven.
> 

I tend to say this kind of calculation seems very unprofessional to me,
giving rise to the question of the persons qualification. I would have
calculated the dose rate separately for the concrete wall and the window
and given both values, as they describe the variation that is to be
expected. But I see no ethical issue in this case as long as no one is
falsely attributed a dose lower than the real one or an existing risk or
damage is denied.

Will this help?

Greetings, Harald

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Harald Weiss
Preetzer Strasse 263
D-24147 Kiel
weiss@ki.comcity.de
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