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-----Original Message----From: Dr Alistair Baillie
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 6:03 PM
To: Consultation
Subject: Comment(s) on 2.1 section of GD-99.3: Guide to the
Requirements for Public Information and Disclosure document
Comment: I note the guidance that a program may not
be required for a cancer treatment centre.
I think it is
generally appropriate that a cancer centre would be exempt
except in special circumstances when a building housing a
radiation facility is created or expanded.
However I
think this should be made explicit in the guidance.
The
use of the word 'may' will make it very hard for the RSO to
know what is expected.
Date: 2010-12-10
Provider: Dr Alistair Baillie
Organization: British Columbia Cancer Agency
Email: [email protected]
From: Wayne Beckham
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 6:04 PM
To: Consultation
Subject: Comment(s) on 2.1 section of GD-99.3: Guide to the
Requirements for Public Information and Disclosure document
Comment: Having cancer centres or Nuclear Medicine
departments invloved in routine operations using class II
equipment making regular public disclosures probably will
not be of any benefit to the general public or others.
The likelyhood of any actual increased risk to neighbours
due to the presence of said cancer centre or Nuclear
Medicine department is minimal to nil. When a new facility
is constructed and/or expanded on city bylaws involve
public consultation phase, and I would argue that this is
all that is neccessary.
Suggest changing the word "may" (appears twice in second
last paragraph of 2.1 in line 2 and last line) should be
changed to "do"
Date: 2010-12-10
Provider: Wayne Beckham
Organization: BC Cancer Agency - Vancouver Island
Centre
Email: [email protected]
-----Original Message----From: Dr Alistair Baillie
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 6:05 PM
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Subject: Comment(s) on 2.1 section of RD-99.3: Requirements
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Comment: I note in the associated guidance document
that a program may not be required for a cancer treatment
centre.
I think it is generally appropriate that a cancer
centre would be exempt except in special circumstances when
a building housing a radiation facility is created or
expanded.
However I think this should be made explicit in
the guidance.
The use of the word 'may' will make it very
hard for the RSO to know what is expected.
Date: 2010-12-10
Provider: Dr Alistair Baillie
Organization: British Columbia Cancer Agency
Email: [email protected]
-----Original Message----From: Robert Corns
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 4:54 PM
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Subject: Comment(s) on 1.2 section of RD-99.3: Requirements
for Public
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Comment: The document seems to be not suited to
Cancer Clinics. The guidance document hints to this, using
the phrasing "may not apply" (I'm paraphrasing). Is there a
criteria for a Cancer Centre being included or excluded and
can this be made clearer?
Date: 2010-12-16
Provider: Robert Corns
Organization: BC Cancer Agency
Email: [email protected]
-----Original Message----From: Robert Corns
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:06 PM
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Subject: Comment(s) on 2.3.1 section of RD-99.3:
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Comment: There is minimal amounts of radiation
released to the environment from a Cancer Centre. Principle
sources include: Activated gases that are constantly vented
at very low levels, activated linac components which are
managed in decommissioning, radioactive seeds released in
patients or in rare circumstances are "lost".
Are there "levels" below which are considered trivial and
hence not note worthy or reportable. What is the public
actually interested in?
Does the disclosure of these sources, however small, raise
the potential for greater panic within the public?
To whom are these reports made and how are they to be
released?
Would guideline from CNSC on the expectation of what would
be considered reportable and what would not.
Is the frequency of the report too high for a Cancer
Centre? Many of the "interesting" things happen on
infrequent basis.
Date: 2010-12-16
Provider: Robert Corns
Organization: BC Cancer Agency
Email: [email protected]
-----Original Message----From: Robert Corns
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:08 PM
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Subject: Comment(s) on additional section of RD-99.3:
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Comment: Your index page doesn't have a method to
close out and submit comments without actually starting a
comment....hence this comment.
Date: 2010-12-16
Provider: Robert Corns
Organization: BC Cancer Agency
Email: [email protected]