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Category : Cobalt
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Nationwide Survey of Cobalt-60 Teletherapy
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Category : Cobalt
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Category : Cobalt
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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NBS Technical Note
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Category : Physical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Category : Physical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Radiation Source Use and Replacement
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309110149
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
In the United States there are several thousand devices containing high-activity radiation sources licensed for use in areas ranging from medical uses such as cancer therapy to safety uses such as testing of structures and industrial equipment. Those radiation sources are licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and state agencies. Concerns have been raised about the safety and security of the radiation sources, particularly amid fears that they could be used to create dirty bombs, or radiological dispersal device (RDD). In response to a request from Congress, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission asked the National Research Council to conduct a study to review the uses of high-risk radiation sources and the feasibility of replacing them with lower risk alternatives. The study concludes that the U.S. government should consider factors such as potential economic consequences of misuse of the radiation sources into its assessments of risk. Although the committee found that replacements of most sources are possible, it is not economically feasible in some cases. The committee recommends that the U.S. government take steps to in the near term to replace radioactive cesium chloride radiation sources, a potential "dirty bomb" ingredient used in some medical and research equipment, with lower-risk alternatives. The committee further recommends that longer term efforts be undertaken to replace other sources. The book presents a number of options for making those replacements.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309110149
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
In the United States there are several thousand devices containing high-activity radiation sources licensed for use in areas ranging from medical uses such as cancer therapy to safety uses such as testing of structures and industrial equipment. Those radiation sources are licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and state agencies. Concerns have been raised about the safety and security of the radiation sources, particularly amid fears that they could be used to create dirty bombs, or radiological dispersal device (RDD). In response to a request from Congress, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission asked the National Research Council to conduct a study to review the uses of high-risk radiation sources and the feasibility of replacing them with lower risk alternatives. The study concludes that the U.S. government should consider factors such as potential economic consequences of misuse of the radiation sources into its assessments of risk. Although the committee found that replacements of most sources are possible, it is not economically feasible in some cases. The committee recommends that the U.S. government take steps to in the near term to replace radioactive cesium chloride radiation sources, a potential "dirty bomb" ingredient used in some medical and research equipment, with lower-risk alternatives. The committee further recommends that longer term efforts be undertaken to replace other sources. The book presents a number of options for making those replacements.
Cobalt-60 Teletherapy
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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BRH Bulletin
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Category : Medical radiology
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Category : Medical radiology
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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NBS Publications Newsletter
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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A newsletter for librarians, documentalists, and science information specialists.
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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A newsletter for librarians, documentalists, and science information specialists.
Federal Information Processing Standards Publication
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Category : Public administration
Languages : en
Pages : 1228
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Category : Public administration
Languages : en
Pages : 1228
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
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Energy Research Abstracts
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Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2248
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2248
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