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From: hkhenson@cup.portal.COM (H Keith Henson)
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Subject: Re: Whole-Body Frostbite:  Can It Be Cured?
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Date: 31 May 89 02:26:17 GMT
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 mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) proposes two problems for
recovery from cryonic suspension.  About the first, loss of short term
memory, I think that the loss of the 12 hours prior to clinical death
should be considered a blessing.  (they are *not* fun.)  Loss of 
short term memory due to interuption of brain metabolism happens in a 
number medical proceedures, and should not be considered equal to
electroconvulsive treatments.

The radiation question can be calculated.  Background radiation is
in the range of a rem/year, with (if I remember right) 5 rem being
the yearly limit for radiation workers.  A friend of mine has recently
been treated with 5,000 rad to the brain in doses of upwards of 
500 rad/treatment.  (10,000 to the tumor area.)  i.e., radiation
should not be a problem for suspension patients for something 
between 500 and 5000 years, and should be mostly fixable anyway.
If the future folks don't have the ability to bring us back in 
good shape, I hope they have sense enough to leave us frozen till
they do.  Keith Henson