[R-390] Bunches of Radios and the Border

[Jon Schlegel]

Hi all,

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium, Radium is an alpha, 
beta and gamma emitter.  I'd guess that the gamma radiation would 
have the energy to go through almost anything except perhaps a block 
of lead.  It's likely then that the gamma radiation would at least 
reach the detectors.  I'd guess that whether or not the sum total of 
the level (power) of gamma radiation would be enough to trip the 
detectors would be the issue.

As a side note, my father has had Thallium Cardiac Stress tests which 
uses a radioisotope of Thallium as a tracer.  The behavior of the 
Thallium tracer is tracked with sensor arrays sensitive gamma 
radiation.  Each time my dad has had the test performed, they've 
always offered a disclaimer letter in case he was planning to travel 
across  boarders.  They made it sound like the disclaimer would be a 
necessary thing.

I think the meters could easily be an issue at the border.  I agree 
with Gord about the "Dope sniffing rhinos".

Hey!  If you want a real radioactive treat, google "The Radioactive 
Boy Scout."  He attempted to build his own breeder reactor for his 
atomic energy merit badge.  Highly entertaining.  It's yet another 
example of, "Truth is stranger than fiction."

Regards,
Jon, WA3MVM


At 09:31 AM 3/18/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>I am not at all sure that the meters would trip the radiation 
>sensors. Aren't tje meters Radium?? if that is true, then we are 
>talking Alpha, and the glass faces will stop all traces.
>
>Correct me if i'm not right here, but all the hoopla about the 
>"radioactive meters" is 99% Gov't BS, and the other 1% about the 
>fear of the glass getting broken and allowing that miniscule amount 
>of Radium to escape  --hi--- I wouldn't eat them, and would wash my 
>hands if I came across a busted meter, but that's all the 
>precautions I would take...
>
>73 de Greg "GW" Moore WA3IVX/NNN0BVN
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>Gord Hayward wrote:
>
>>Just make sure the real meters aren't in there.  Dope sniffing rhinos
>>are nothing if you trip the radiation sensors.
>>73 de Gord, VE3EOS
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