Non-ionizing radiation safety program management--one corporation's approach.

abstract：:In conventional radiation-therapy facilities, radiation doses to medical personnel originate from the leakage radiation of 60Co teletherapy systems or from photoneutrons produced during the operation of x-ray generators at energies over 10 MeV in unsuitably shielded therapy rooms. In neutron-therapy facilities, during...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Rosenberg I,Awschalom M,Ten Haken RK,Bennett BR

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On 29 December 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This article on OSHA, Title 29, Part 1910.1096 Ionizing Radiation standard was written to increase awareness of the employer, the workforce, state and federal governments, and those...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Lewis RK

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a nuclear attack it may be necessary for emergency workers, such as firemen, utility workers and medical personnel, to perform urgent tasks in areas highly contaminated by radioactive fallout. To assist the control of radiation exposure of these workers, it will be useful to provide means to forecast radiation e...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Haaland CM

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the findings of a study undertaken to determine the natural radioactivity present in some building materials in Nigeria using a gamma-ray spectrometer with a hyper pure germanium detector. A total of 118 samples of commonly used building materials were collected from manufacturers and suppliers of ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Ademola JA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new 241Am lung monitoring system without shielding was devised by using an imaging plate system. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's realistic torso phantom containing a 241Am lung was covered by imaging plates sealed in lightproof bags. The imaging plate system displayed 241Am lung images characteristic of...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Hirota M,Kurihara O,Takada C,Takasaki K,Momose T,Deji S,Ito S,Saze T,Nishizawa K

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:²²²Rn (radon) and ²²⁰Rn (thoron) progeny are known to interfere with determining the presence of long-lived transuranic radionuclides, such as plutonium and americium, and require from several hours up to several days for conclusive results. Methods are proposed that should expedite the analysis of air samples for det...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Konzen K,Brey R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The key issues that have been raised at the meeting on Cosmic Radiation Doses to Air Crew and Astronauts are identified. The paper summarizes the radiation environment and radiation risks associated with exposures to both groups. Finally, the summary concludes that the risks do justify action. ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Clarke RH

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience gained from involvement in a number of emergency response activities since September 2001 in Texas indicated that the likely roles of statewide medical reserve corps units typically included aspects such as crowd control, registration and tracking, and information management. The need for training specifica...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Emery RJ,Sprau DD,Morecook RC,Herbold J

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accidents involving exposure to radiation or radioactive materials may involve an unusual degree of emotional trauma. Methods that may be employed in dealing with such trauma are discussed in relation to a specific accident in which a radiation worker was injured and seriously contaminated with 241Am. ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Brown WR

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If a large radioactive cloud is produced, sampling may require that an airplane traverse the cloud. A method to predict the absorbed dose to the aircrew from penetrating the radioactive cloud is needed. Dose rates throughout spherically symmetric Gaussian clouds of various sizes, and the absorbed doses from traversing...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Thompson JM,Poston JW Sr

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A critical review of the literature on the biokinetics of inhaled mercury vapor was performed as part of an accident analysis for the Spallation Neutron Source to be built at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It was concluded that current models for inhaled mercury vapor do not accurately describe the distribution or res...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Leggett RW,Munro NB,Eckerman KF

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were performed with 30 11 cm × 42.5 cm × 5.5 cm NaI(Tl) detectors to better understand their positional response. Spectra were collected using 0.02 to 0.15 MBq point sources of Am, Cs, Co, and Ba positioned on lines parallel and perpendicular to the long axis of the crystal along both the narrow and wide d...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Noey JD,Xiao JB,DiFulvio A,Sulieman NA,Carmona MA,Chung LK,El-Amir IN,Frank SJ,Liu K,Schiefer K,Seekamp JM,Sosa CS,Trimas DJ,Vyas AP,Kearfott KJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been concern that living near nuclear installations might increase the risk of cancer, including childhood leukemia, in surrounding communities. Such concern has been voiced by residents in Armstrong and Westmoreland Counties in Western Pennsylvania in conjunction with the operation of two former nuclear mat...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Boice JD Jr,Bigbee WL,Mumma MT,Blot WJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of contrast material and retrospective ECG-gating on radiation dose in an adult cardiac dual-energy computed tomography (DECT). Sixty-two patients underwent CT cardiac examination with a Somatom Definition Flash DECT using tube voltages of 100 kV without filter and...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Paul J,Jacobi V,Bazrafshan B,Farshid P,Vogl T

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When measuring radioactivity, the problem rises of deciding whether or not a sample contains radioactivity in excess of background and above which value the result is meaningful. This decision process is why the notion of decision level was introduced. Whereas there is unanimity about its definition, this is not the c...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Rigaud D

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A low-background phoswich detector is used to detect small amounts of 147Pm--a pure beta-emitting nuclide--present in the liver of an occupational worker. The assessment was based on the measurement of bremsstrahlung radiation produced by the beta particles in the tissue. Computer programs based on Monte Carlo techniq...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Bhati S

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exposure of German aircraft crews to cosmic radiation varies both with solar activity and operational factors of airline business. Data come from the German central dose registry and cover monthly exposures of up to 37,000 German aircraft crewmembers that were under official monitoring. During the years 2004 to 20...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Frasch G,Kammerer L,Karofsky R,Schlosser A,Stegemann R

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the 1986 Chernobyl event, large amounts of radioactive materials were deposited in nearby areas. Concentrations of various radionuclides were measured in air and surface soil. To study the resuspension of radioactive particulate, three different exposure situations were developed on the basis of the collecte...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Nair SK,Miller CW,Thiessen KM,Garger EK,Hoffman FO

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radioactivity of coals and ashes from Spanish coal power plants (CPP) was evaluated. This radioactivity is due mainly to 40K and the U and Th series. The samples were measured in secular equilibrium using a NaI(T1) detector. The annual average airborne releases were also evaluated. An atmospheric dispersion model ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Alvarez MC,Garzon L

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fallout 137Cs levels in soil were measured at 11 diverse sites throughout Montana. Concentrations in near-surface samples ranged from 20-200 mBq g-1 (0.51-5.41 pCi g-1). Most of the 137Cs was in the top 10 cm of soil. Deeper occurrences were attributed to disturbances by animals and to interstitial flow of small sedim...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Arnalds O,Cutshall NH,Nielsen GA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coyote fecal samples were collected near a radioactive waste leaching pond and a solid radioactive waste disposal facility and analyzed for radioactivity. Elevated concentrations of 137Cs, 90Sr and 238Pu in the samples from the liquid radioactive waste leaching area were attributed to coyotes ingesting contaminated po...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Arthur WJ 3rd,Markham OD

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contributions of tritiated water (3HHO) and dietary tritiated amino acids to the steady-state specific activities of tissue water tritium and organically bound tritium in mice were essentially independent and additive. Following exposure (56 d), organically bound tritium clearance was resolved into two distinct co...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Rodgers DW

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linear accelerator workloads for each available photon energy are important quantities to know for radiation safety considerations, and presented is a technique to measure the workload using paired detectors. The signals from the two detectors can give sufficient information to separate the signal contributions from 6...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Corns R,Schroeder C,Sandhu G,Henderson K,McKay I

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flows in lung bifurcations are complicated by geometry, and it is recognized that accurate lung dosimetric models require realistic calculations of the flow and particle deposition patterns. A computational fluid dynamics study of flow and particle concentration has been carried out for a lung bifurcation based on the...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Kinsara AA,Tompson RV,Loyalka SK

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The broad based mission statements of public institutions whose charters are to educate the public is analyzed so that common threads pertinent to homeland security action items can be correlated with the public education scope. The intent of the coordination is to ensure that the prevention component in addition to t...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： McCarthy ME

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The processes of uranium extraction, purification, and manufacture involve the risk of chemical intoxication. Acute uranium poisoning elicits renal failure which in turn may lead to death. Great efforts have been put into the search for a protective agent for acute uranium poisoning. Several chelating agents such as E...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Ubios AM,Braun EM,Cabrini RL

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A uranium in vitro bioassay (urinalysis) action level was derived for use at the Department of Energy's Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project sites to identify chronic inhalation intakes of uranium mill tailings causing 0.5 mSv (50 mrem) annual effective dose equivalent. All radionuclides in the 238U decay cha...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Reif RH,Turner JB,Carlson DS

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Instrumentation and application methodologies for rapidly and accurately estimating individual ionizing radiation dose are needed for on-site triage in a radiological/nuclear event. One such methodology is an in vivo X-band, electron paramagnetic resonance, physically based dosimetry method to directly measure the rad...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Swarts SG,Sidabras JW,Grinberg O,Tipikin DS,Kmiec MM,Petryakov SV,Schreiber W,Wood VA,Williams BB,Flood AB,Swartz HM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A radioactive particulate release experiment to produce a near-field ground deposition representative of small-scale venting from an underground nuclear test was conducted to gather data in support of treaty capability development activities. For this experiment, a CO2-driven "air cannon" was used to inject (140)La, a...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Keillor ME,Arrigo LM,Baciak JE,Chipman V,Detwiler RS,Emer DF,Kernan WJ,Kirkham RR,MacDougall MR,Milbrath BD,Rishel JP,Seifert A,Seifert CE,Smart JE

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The (90)Sr and (137)Cs activities of soil, plant, and milk samples from the village of Dolon, located close to the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site in Kazakhstan, were determined. The areal deposition at the nine sampling sites is in the range of <500 to 6,100 Bq m(-2) and 300 to 7,900 Bq m-2 for (90)Sr and (137)Cs, re...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Gastberger M,Steinhäusler F,Gerzabek MH,Hubmer A,Lettner H

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00