Re: Tooth Fairy project and K-40

[James Barnes <james.g.barnes@att.net>]

Does anyone know what the protocol for Sr-90 determination is being used?
It's entirely possible that they are not correcting for K-40 and are
reporting that as Sr-90 when, in fact, it is not Sr-90.

Jim Barnes, CHP
Radiation Safety Officer
Rocketdyne/Boeing
james.g.barnes@boeing.com



At 08:52 AM 11/9/99 -0600, you wrote:
>How does the dose one would get from ambient Sr-90 compare to the natural
>variability of the concentration of K-40 in bones?
>
>Lew
>510 242-7040
>
>
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