User:Tmckeage

Projects

Projectional radiography is my primary interest. I would love to see this article recive featured status some day. I think it's important for both professionals and layman. Currently my goal is to have a good history section up in the next week or two.

2010 earthquakes trying to keep a handle on this article as it can be easily overwhelmed. Thinking about inclusion criteria as well as a way to standardize individual earthquake entries.

Radiologic technologist I think this page might deserve a rename to Radiographer to better reflect an international view point.

ALARA / ALARP This one is a HUGE quagmire. A key concept in US radiography is called ALARA an article has been created and is a redirect to a similar but different concept called ALARP. My instinct is to be bold and replace the redirect with a brand new article but I hunted around and found Radiation protection. This further confuses the subject and it appears that at some point some bizarre consensus was reached by people with a limited understanding on the subject. ALARA deserves its own page and to not be lumped in with ALARP.

~*~ Kind of a two-cents note~*~ ALARA=OSHA terminology, legal, binding in the U.S. ALARP <-- Where is this from?

As Low As Reasonably Achievable already implies "reasonably achievable" which to me, sounds the same as "possible."

Forgive me for not knowing how on earth to add a note or email through wiki, but...Here's my two-cents thought on this...I work on the government side in Occupational Safety and Health, but am not 100% sure on ALARP vs. ALARA. I do work a lot with ALARA though.

I'm certain that ALARA is its own thing, but not sure if ALARP is its own thing. ALARA is identified a few times in 10 Code of Federal Regulations 851 methinks, and probably somewhere in the original Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 in the general duty clause which was signed by President Nixon. Kelidimari (talk) 20:15, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

About me

Of all the wiki concepts I love 'Be Bold' the most. I have to admit I get slightly annoyed at lurkers in talk pages that want to change something but want permission first. I personally hold the idea as long as you try to make good faith edits just go ahead and make them. Then go ahead and let people know what you changed and why. Basically assume concensus unless told otherwise.

I dislike deleting information, although I will do it if I feel its necessary. I really hate the idea of removing articles. I wandered into speedy deletion and spent most of my time trying to save articles that really shouldn't be saved and decided that area wasn't for me.

I am a radiographer in the US and would love to raise Projectional radiography to featured article status but after working on the article a bunch I realized I just don't know enough so moved to smaller fruit.I found the list article 2010 earthquakes looked to be in bad need of oversight so I decided to be bold and took up the position.

I'm poorly skilled when it comes to gramar, spelling, and prose. I do love to do reasearch and add new content though. I guess in the wiki fauna clasification I'm an ogre or dragon but I don't like the negative conotation. I strongly believe in the 5 pillars.