I worked in that field (Nuclear Medicine) for a while...it is very good technology, helps a lot of people.
I was always proud to have a hand in a specialty where you can restore a sense of normalcy to someone’s life with a painless thing like a couple of radioactive pills that kill off cancer cells or an overactive thyroid. I enjoyed that time of my life very much. (Except for the being on call all the time, of course)
Some funny stories with radiation...:) Well, funny looking BACK at them!
Allow me to thank you for so many of us, then. :o)
Those who conducted the treatments are some of the most thorough and knowledgable professionals I’ve met through all this. I’ve got more than half a notion they would agree with you on how satisfying it is. My sister is back to herself again, needing only the thyroid meds. I went through the surgeries and have some life-long issues as a result (hypoparathyroidism - so thankful my sister doesn’t have to deal with that), and yet a recent scan has shown me to be cancer-free five years later. I think the toughest part of the treatment was the need to keep a distance from others for a couple/three days. Very small price to pay.
Again, thank you, and God bless.
Actually the post is somewhat encouraging. I am surprised that the good guys could detect radiation from Iodine 131.
It would be emitting beta particles and gamma rays. His body the air and the car would stop the beta. It would not stop the gamma rays. It is obvious that the good guys ability to detect low level gamma is better than I thought.
However I wish this information was never published. The bad guys now know that to transport bad stuff will need a lot of radiation shielding. That means a lead box with a lot of lead.