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Radiation source use and replacement : abbreviated version

Title
Radiation source use and replacement : abbreviated version / Committee on Radiation Source Use and Replacement, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
Author
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Radiation Source Use and Replacement.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2008], ©2008.

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Additional Authors
National Research Council (U.S.). Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board.
Description
xi, 219 pages : illustrations; 28 cm
Subject
  • Radiation, Medical > Safety measures
  • Equipment safety > Standards
  • Radiation > Instruments
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-188).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available online.
Contents
Introduction -- Radiation sources in the United States and their uses and origins -- Radiation source risk -- Accelerator and detector technologies -- Self-contained irradiators -- Panoramic irradiators -- Radiotherapy -- Industrial radiography -- Well logging -- Implementation Options for Encouraging Replacement of Radionuclide Radiation Sources with Alternatives -- Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix B: Background on the Atom, Radioactive Decay, Radiation, and Radiation Dose Deposition -- Appendix C: Glossary -- Appendix D: Information-Gathering Meetings
ISBN
  • 0309110149
  • 9780309110143
OCLC
  • ocn223867787
  • 223867787
  • SCSB-5408797
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries