Tag Archives: radiation

a cup of coffee

I called Attorney Phycks and left a message. “Hi this is Justin Marlin, blah blah blah, I wanna sue the County Sheriff for excessive use of force.” His paralegal returned my call shortly thereafter and we set up an appointment. His office was in downtown Roquefort. I found parking and rode the elevator up toContinue reading “a cup of coffee”

dirty bomb research

Shortly after my arrest, I told several people of the event. I felt I should tell the scouting people, Angeleno for instance, my boss, obviously, Dr. Tim Zieglerson, my son’s hockey coach, and also Hans Koblenz. Hans and I got along well at work, and we were working closely together on a national Dirty BombContinue reading “dirty bomb research”

Death Rays Redux

“Good News!” I said to Dr. Tim Zieglerson, PhD, CHP the next day as I walked into his office. “My felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor. Does that mean I can get my security clearance back?” “No, no, no,” he said, not looking up from his computer “not yet. Let’s let this go onContinue reading “Death Rays Redux”

Thyroid Cancer

Back at work the next day, it was my turn to cover the thyroid patient. When a patient has thyroid cancer, the thyroid gland is surgically removed. After removal, the patient is given a small dose of radioactive iodine and then passed under a nuclear medicine camera. The thyroid gland absorbs iodine. If the cancerContinue reading “Thyroid Cancer”

MR RSO

Andy invited me to join a list server he’d started called “MR RSO” which stood for “Medical and Research Radiation Safety Officer.” My background was Nuke Power Radiation Safety, so this would help expose me to the ins and outs of the Medical and Research side of Rad Safety. There was another Rad Safety onlineContinue reading “MR RSO”