Re: X-ray Alert

["Mitchell P. Warner" <indepth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

	Can the 'x-ray' guys at the Physics Dept get the specs for the intensity
(rads) for the new units, then reproduce it?

	How about asking them to test it.  Put in 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, etc
rolls.  Start with 2 x-rays (what would be 'normal' for a round trip) and
do a snip test from each roll. Keep passing it through and snipping.  

	There's nothing like a test to stop 'speculation'. 


At 10:08 PM 3/19/99 +1100, you wrote:
>The "X-ray" guys here in the Physics Department at Monash 
>University tell me that enclosing unprocessed film in 1mm thick (or 
>thicker) Lead should prevent any damage from the new x-ray 
>luggage scanners at airports. Mind you, such a Lead package will 
>of course "set off" the scanners and alert the operators, probably 
>requiring a manual inspection.
>
>Cya
>Steve
>
>
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                         Mitch Warner

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