Radiation source use and replacement [electronic resource] : 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.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008.Description: xi, 219 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
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  • TK9400 .N294 2008eb
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-188).

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

Also available online.

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