Re: [linux] LCD's & radiation

[Patrick Moon [Permanent Link]]

IMHO the host factor only comes into play if the host has a high enough 
mrem count to actually be near their harmful point. 
see: http://www.nsc.org/resources/issues/rad/exposure.aspx
now if we take 56mrems a year (from space and the air/ground). Then we 
look at  exposure to a CRT (obviously much worse then the same size LCD 
monitor) your looking at .1 mrem a year added to your 56 mrems for 56.1 
mrems. Then we add *40* mrems for eating and drinking for 96mrems.
I hope everyone sees the point... your issue is not with the .1 (in the 
extreme case) but with the 96!!!!!! 
That .1 might take you over the edge but you were going over anyway.
Cheers,
Patrick


Howard Lang wrote:
> Good point.  The host factor.  Host resistance or tolerance vs. 
> susceptibility.  If you want to get paranoid, try applying an 
> epigenetic overlay.  Sins of the father and all that.  Just because an 
> effect is not measureable in the subject, doesn't mean it won't show 
> up in the grandkids. Scary.  Even if we feel we can be cavalier about 
> our own health, we need to consider multi-generational consequences.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "minerva williams" 
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> To: "linux" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Greg Coit" 
> <gregcoit@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [linux] LCD's & radiation
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>
> Hello everyone. An issue not yet addressed is that there could very 
> well be quite a difference between one person's tolerance of the 
> radiation and another persons. It is this way with many of the things 
> in this world. Minerva Williams
> --- On Wed, 9/23/09, Greg Coit <gregcoit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> From: Greg Coit <gregcoit@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [linux] LCD's & radiation
> To: "linux" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 9:49 AM
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I think we need to all step back for a moment and remember where this
> question came from. Tim's clients tend to be non-techies, some
> severely so. It's very likely that the parent heard that monitors
> emit radiation, but doesn't know the difference between CRTs and LCDs.
> Simply explaining the difference between the two types should be
> enough to calm the parent's fears. The rest of the stuff about
> psuedo-science, while a genuine concern, is probably not the issue
> here.
>
> Greg
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