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Stirring the pot - Safety Of New Airport Scanners #124452 11-10-2010 07:43 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 Likes: 1 Memphis, TN Kevin - Memphis OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
OP Kevin - Memphis "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 Likes: 1 Memphis, TN	Posting this for discussion. Most of us had significant radiation as part of treatment, and ongoing scans to be sure the stuff in gone. Do we really want more? Overstated? Sensationalistic? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126833083 18 YEAR SURVIVOR SCC Tongue (T3N0M0) diag 06/2006. No evidence of disease 2010 Another PET 12-2014 pre-HBO, still N.E.D. �Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. It matters that you don't just give up.� Stephen Hawking

Re: Stirring the pot - Safety Of New Airport Scanners Kevin - Memphis #124461 11-10-2010 11:23 AM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 Alexandria VA Charm2017 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Charm2017 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 Alexandria VA	Was that stirring or smoking the pot? The article says that Screening at an airport X-ray scanner equals .02 microsieverts Just living and walking At sea-level, the average radiation level is approximately 0.03 microsieverts per hour. Plus with 97 grays of radiation already (hard to translate accurately since sieverts are dosage absorbed, it looks like I have had 97000 microsiervers so not really an issue for me Charm 65 yr Old Frack Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+ 2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG 2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery 25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin Apaghia /G button 2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa 40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin Passed away 4-29-13

Re: Stirring the pot - Safety Of New Airport Scanners Charm2017 #124466 11-10-2010 12:38 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 Likes: 1 Memphis, TN Kevin - Memphis OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
OP Kevin - Memphis "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 Likes: 1 Memphis, TN	[quote=Charm2017]Was that stirring or smoking the pot? Charm [/quote] 18 YEAR SURVIVOR SCC Tongue (T3N0M0) diag 06/2006. No evidence of disease 2010 Another PET 12-2014 pre-HBO, still N.E.D. �Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. It matters that you don't just give up.� Stephen Hawking

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