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Re: Man Rem Cost

Hi Bob,

Great Humor!

Fritz

"Walker, Bob" wrote:

> Ruth Weiner is right: the term "Person Rem" has been the accepted way of
> putting this for a number of years now.  However, in countries that have
> switched to SI, the politically correct version of Man Rem is the
> Person-Sievert, shortened to "pervert".  This unit usually represents doses
> larger than commonly seen in groups of workers or members of the public, and
> so you would be more likely to see population doses reported in
> milli-person-sieverts, or "milliperverts".
>
> Strictly tongue-in-cheek.  Standard disclaimer applies.
>
> Bob Walker

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