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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453970403321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-76749-2

9786611767495

0-309-11015-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

363.325/5

Soggetti

Radioactive substances - Security measures - United States

Radiation sources - Security measures - United States

Radiation - Safety measures

Radiology, Medical - Safety measures

Dirty bombs - United States - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-188).

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.