Design of a positionally sensitive laser-heated thermoluminescent detector system.

abstract：:In 1959, the Test Manager's Committee to Establish Fallout Doses calculated estimated external gamma exposure at populated locations based upon measurements of external gamma-exposure rate. Using these calculations and estimates of population, we have tabulated the collective estimated external gamma exposures for com...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Anspaugh LR,Church BW

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A database of soil-to-plant transfer factors for radiocesium and radiostrontium has been compiled for arable crops from published and unpublished sources. The database is more extensive than previous compilations of data published by the International Union of Radioecologists, containing new information for Scandinavi...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Nisbet AF,Woodman RF

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limits for exposure to electromagnetic fields at RF and microwave frequencies have, at times, been subject to criticism and controversy. In many cases the controversy results from a lack of absolute proof that some nominal levels of exposure are safe, from a misunderstanding of how to apply the limits, and from a lack...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Petersen RC

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 193 cases autopsied between 1945 and 1980, all persons who had been intravascularly injected with Thorotrast in life, the authors found 131 malignant hepatic tumors, 20 liver cirrhoses, 6 myeloid leukemias, 4 erythroleukemias, 5 aplastic anemias, 4 lung cancers, 1 mesothelioma and 1 osteosarcoma. The causes of deat...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Mori T,Kato Y,Aoki N,Hatakeyama S

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute and chronic effects of radiation on children have been and will continue to be of great social, public health, scientific, and clinical importance. The focus of interest on ionizing radiation and children has been clear for over half a century and ranges from the effects of fallout from nuclear weapons testi...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Mettler FA Jr,Constine LS,Nosske D,Shore RE

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calculations of Committed Effective Dose Equivalent (CEDE) due to inhalation using four of the five methods suggested in the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Guide 8.34 (1992a) were performed to determine if any significant differences in the calculated value of the CEDE exist for typical power p...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Windham JR,Kearfott KJ,Mis FJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cohort-based dose-response analyses can be biased if based on a comparison group that is not comparable to the exposed persons with respect to uncontrolled factors related to disease incidence or mortality. When data exist over a range of doses including the very low dose region, internal regression standardized analy...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Cologne JB,Preston DL

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to develop and improve the sensitivity of an electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometer and to demonstrate its functionality for dosimetry in measuring ESR signals from radiation-exposed fingernails. The newly-developed spectrometer was a lightweight (22 kg) one-box ESR device with a resona...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Suzuki H,Tamukai K,Yoshida N,Ohya H,Kato K,Anzai K,Swartz HM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California is currently in operation with the goal to demonstrate fusion energy gain for the first time in the laboratory-also referred to as "ignition." Based on these demonstration experiments, the Laser Inertial Fusion Ener...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Reyes S,Dunne M,Kramer K,Anklam T,Havstad M,Mazuecos AL,Miles R,Martinez-Frias J,Deri B

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A severe radiological accident involving an industrial radiography source containing Ir occurred in China. A worker was seriously exposed, which resulted in acute radiation syndrome. Initial whole-body dose was estimated at 1.51 Gy (95% Confidence Interval: 1.40-1.61 Gy) using biological dosimetry. This work performed...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Lu W,Wu Z,Qiu R,Li C,Yang B,Gao S,Ren L,Li J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The escaping radioactivity from Greek coal power plants (CPP) was studied. For the case studied the radioactivity is due to the uranium series. The major part (99%) escapes as very fine particles, while the rest is fly ash. The total escaping 226Ra activity is of the order of 40 Ci/yr. The particulate dispersion of fl...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Papastefanou C,Charalambous S

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are well- established and indispensable imaging modalities in modern medicine. State-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanners have now been integrated into multi-modality PET-CT and SPECT-CT devices, and these devices, partic...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Zanzonico P,Dauer L,St Germain J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Databases are being created that contain verified and updated dosimetry and worker history information for workers at the Mayak Production Association. Many workers had significant external and internal exposures, particularly during the early years (1948-1952) of operation. These dosimetric and worker history data ar...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Khokhryakov V,Suslova K,Aladova E,Vasilenko E,Miller SC,Slaughter DM,Krahenbuhl MP

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary target for uranium toxicity is the kidney. The most frequently used guideline for uranium kidney burdens is the International Commission on Radiological Protection value of 3 microg U g(-1) kidney, a value that is based largely upon chronic studies in animals. In the present effort, a risk model equation w...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Roszell LE,Hahn FF,Lee RB,Parkhurst MA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on nuclear medicine thyroid examinations performed in Manitoba (population 1 million) from 1981-1985 were collected, with more detailed demographic data obtained on 1,100 consecutive patients between June 1987 and January 1988. An average of 2,081 patients were examined per year, 81% female and 19% male, represen...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Huda W,Gordon K,Greenberg ID

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For future space missions outside of the Earth's magnetic field, the risk of radiation exposure from solar particle events (SPEs) during extra-vehicular activities (EVAs) or in lightly shielded vehicles is a major concern when designing radiation protection including determining sufficient shielding requirements for a...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Kim MH,Hayat MJ,Feiveson AH,Cucinotta FA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three models for the biodistribution and dosimetry of 82Rb-chloride were reviewed and a proposal is made for the best dosimetry for this agent to be adopted. Data from three proposed biokinetic models for 82Rb-chloride were used to calculate dose estimates for the compound, and the results were compared. The blood con...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Stabin MG

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven years after the accidental loss of nuclear weapons in 1968, the fourth scientific expedition to Thule occurred. The estimated inventory of 1 TBq 239,240Pu in the marine sediments was unchanged when compared with the estimate based on the 1974 data. Plutonium from the accident had moved further away from the imp...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Aarkrog A,Dahlgaard H,Nilsson K,Holm E

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was done to provide data useful for predicting the deposition, retention and radiation dose patterns for humans who might be exposed to an aerosol containing 106RuO4 and respirable particles. Ruthenium-106 tetroxide was introduced into air containing inert particles. The inert particles were monodisperse. 0...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Snipes MB,Kanapilly GM

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many governmental and non-governmental agencies are involved in the planning for radiation events in the U.S. We will focus on medical management after mass casualty events, specifically the involvement of the Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN), a voluntary consortium of medical centers across the continental U...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Davids MS,Case C Jr,Confer DL,Weisdorf DJ,Weinstock DM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In June 2006, the Radiation Studies Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a workshop to explore rapid methods of facilitating radiological triage of large numbers of potentially contaminated individuals following detonation of a radiological dispersal device. Two options were discussed. The fir...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Bolch WE,Hurtado JL,Lee C,Manger R,Burgett E,Hertel N,Dickerson W

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews studies of progenitor mobilization with gamma-tocotrienol (GT3), a tocol under advanced development as a radiation countermeasure for acute radiation syndrome (ARS). GT3 protects mice against high doses of ionizing radiation and induces high levels of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)....

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Singh VK,Fatanmi OO,Verma A,Newman VL,Wise SY,Romaine PL,Berg AN

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The yield of chromosome aberrations (dicentric and ring chromosomes) was determined for five patients who had been extensively exposed to diagnostic x rays. Remarkably high aberration yields were obtained for each of them leading to correspondingly high equivalent whole body doses ("biological dosimetry"). The contrib...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Weber J,Scheid W,Traut H

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The operational radiation protection issues associated with the Z-Machine accelerator located at Sandia National Laboratories are large: a variety of materials can be placed into the machine; these materials can be subjected to a variety of nuclear reactions, producing a variety of activation products. Without full un...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Culp T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations and the organ distribution patterns of 228Th, 230Th and 232Th in two 9-y-old dogs of our beagle colony were determined. The dogs were exposed only to background environmental levels of Th isotopes through ingestion (food and water) and inhalation as are humans. The organ distribution patterns of the...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Singh NP,Zimmerman CJ,Taylor GN,Wrenn ME

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine elementary schools in Maine were examined to track the release of 222Rn and to determine the transfer coefficient from water into air. Water-use simulations were performed by running sinks and sprayers for 1 h in a kitchen. The 222Rn in air was measured over 24 h throughout the school. The subsequent release of 2...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Guiseppe VE,Gould TJ,Hess CT

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Often, the radiation exposure levels around brachytherapy patient rooms exceed the limits allowed by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations and National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) recommendations. Since a neighboring patient may be present in the radiation field from a brachytherapy patient, or pa...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Thomadsen B,van de Geijn J,Buchler D,Paliwal B

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-dose radiation is widely used across the world for the diagnosis of many diseases by means of a variety of imaging technologies. However, the harmful effects of exposure to low-dose radiation during medical examination remain controversial. The authors studied the effects of medical diagnostic low-dose x rays (i.e...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Tungjai M,Phathakanon N,Rithidech KN

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser safety filter materials must be evaluated at various levels up to the maximum irradiances likely to be encountered, since the absorber may exhibit nonlinear properties. Extreme care is necessary around short-duration lasers due to extremely high peak irradiances in the beam. This is especially true for visible a...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Lyon TL,Marshall WJ

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study on absorption of radon by different edible oils of plant origins produced and used in India was conducted in order to identify efficient radon-absorbing oils. A comparative study of radon absorption by edible oils of India with that of olive oil, which is known as a good absorber of radon, was also carried out...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Karunakara N,Al-Azmi D

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00