Radiation dose to the population of Slovak Republic from diagnostic nuclear medicine.

abstract：:The deployment of a radiological dispersal device (RDD) is likely to result in relatively low radiation exposure of the targeted population, insufficient to cause a severe radiation detriment. Nevertheless, due to atmospheric dispersion of the radioactive material, an urban area equaling several city blocks could be a...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Steinhausler F

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work was directed towards an assessment of alpha/beta separation, alpha detection efficiency, energy resolution, quench sensitivity, and background count rate for four commercially available liquid scintillation cocktails using a Wallac 1415 liquid scintillation counter. The four cocktails were Wallac Oy OptiPhas...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： DeVol TA,Brown DD,Leyba JD,Fjeld RA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dose rates from contaminated soil and hot particles have been calculated for several organs of a reference human. The calculation was performed using the computer code QAD-CGGP, a point kernel code employing combinatorial geometry for the representation of the human phantom. QAD uses buildup factors based on the geome...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Tsoulfanidis N,Phillips K

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. Department of Energy initiated the Radiation Exposure Review Project to provide a critical reexamination of radiation doses to people resulting from testing nuclear devices at the Nevada Test Site. One part of this effort focused on the dose resulting from the ingestion of contaminated food. The PATHWAY radio...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Kirchner TB,Whicker FW,Anspaugh LR,Ng YC

更新日期：1996-10-01 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soil-to-plant transfer factors for radiocesium and radiostrontium has been compiled for arable crops from published and unpublished sources.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：:To determine the volume reduction potential for incineration of radioactivity in low-level radioactive waste, an incineration experiment was performed at the Okayama University Radioisotope Center (OURIC). Solid low-level radioactive samples (LLRS) were prepared for 15 routinely used radionuclides (45Ca, 1251, 32p, 33...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Yumoto Y,Hanafusa T,Nagamatsu T,Okada S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 50 years several radiation accidents occurred in which industrial radiographers and others suffered severe radiation injuries from inadvertent contact with radiation sources. Such accidents involving acute localized injuries are characterized by a severe initial reaction progressing through erythema to ski...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Lefaix JL,Daburon F

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of the laser safety officer and any laser safety program is to prevent a laser accident from occurring, in particular, one that causes an injury to a person's eyes. Most laser safety courses "in-house commercial" discuss laser accidents, causes, and types of injury. Many do not address appropriate actions to ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Barat K

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-six white male subjects, who worked with plutonium (239Pu) during World War II at Los Alamos, have been given medical examinations periodically over a period of 42 y to identify potential health effects. Inhalation was the primary mode of Pu exposures. The latest examinations, including urine bioassay and in-vi...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Voelz GL,Lawrence JN

更新日期：1991-08-01 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：:While it is implicitly recognized that the benefits of diagnostic imaging far outweigh any theoretical radiogenic risks, quantitative estimates of the benefits are rarely, if ever, juxtaposed with quantitative estimates of risk. This alone - expression of benefit in purely qualitative terms versus expression of risk i...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Zanzonico PB

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:The air-kerma rate constant gamma delta (and its precursors), as one of the basic radiation characteristics of 192Ir, was determined by many authors. Analysis of accessible data on this quantity led us to the conclusion that published data strongly disagree. That is the reason we calculated this quantity on the basis ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Ninković MM,Raiĉevìć JJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed gamma spectrum is the fingerprint of uranium materials in arms control verification technology. The decay chain is simplified into basic state linear chain and excitation state linear chain to calculate and analyze the delayed gamma spectra of fission products. Formulas of the changing rule for nuclide number ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Guo H,Tian C,Wang X,Lv N,Ma M,Wei Y

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assumptions supporting a chronic aqueous release methodology are inappropriate for estimating dose from accidental discharges. A method of modeling acute or accidental releases is being developed for predicting maximum individual dose. Standardization of consumption rates and usage factors for acute aqueous releases i...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Hamby DM

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency responders from the Department of Energy are trained regularly to assess the environmental consequences of a radiological or nuclear incident. While drills and exercises are highly effective tools in rehearsing for an emergency, the accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants presented real-world...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Musolino SV,Clark H,McCullough T,Pemberton W

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a program of laboratory and field studies undertaken to assess the health impact of radioactive debris from the re-entry of the Soviety nuclear-powered satellite, Cosmos 954, on 24 January 1978. It was estimated that about one-quarter of the reactor core descended over Canada's Northwest Territori...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Tracy BL,Prantl FA,Quinn JM

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetics with which tritiated thymidine is eliminated from birds and the concentration of radioactivity remaining in the carcass after 350-430 h were measured. Birds injected with tritiated thymidine eliminated 98% of the radioactivity injected within 28 h. Ninety-eight percent was identified in the excreta, and l...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Party E,Barnea A,Linins I,Gershey EL

更新日期：1997-04-01 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：:Field surveys were carried out at sixteen pulp and paper mills in the United States--seven kraft process, two sulfite process, and seven recycling process mills--for the presence of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) in precipitates and scales. NORM was detected at three of the kraft mills, one sulfite mi...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Fisher RP,Easty DB

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are considering some aspects related to the decontamination activities of about 50 houses affected by 137Cs in Goiânia. We describe the way these contaminations occurred, the instruments used, and the procedures. We also discuss the dose limits established for decontamination and the consequences resulting from thi...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： da Silva CJ,Delgado JU,Luiz MT,Cunha PG,Barros PD

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To validate a model for radon transport in soil, measurements of diffusive radon transport under well-defined and controlled conditions have been made in a homogeneous column of dry sand with an air-filled volume on top. This volume simulates a crawl space. The measurements concern time-dependent diffusive transport w...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： van der Spoel WH,van der Graaf ER,de Meijer RJ

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concern about the threat of a terrorist attack with a Radiological Dispersal Device has increased considerably over the last few years, and this comes along with an immense challenge, especially regarding medical treatment of combined injuries with incorporated radioactive fragments. In such scenarios, the identificat...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Majewski M,Nestler K,Veit DA,Diekmeyer B,Waldeck S,Port M,Becker BV

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elsewhere in this issue, Robin Elliott outlined a successful program for performing annual radiation safety management program audits. The results of such audits provide a useful means of evaluating and correcting deficiencies or weaknesses in a radiation safety program. At our institution we also perform an annual au...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Miller KL,Erdman MC

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to estimate the uncertainty of the radiation risk associated with the photon energy in epidemiological studies, photon-fluence-weighted LET values were quantified for photon radiation fields with the target organs and irradiation conditions taken into consideration. The photon fluences giving a unit absorbed ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Sasaki M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For emergency preparedness and response with respect to nuclear power plant accidents, the concept of Emergency Care Centers has been developed in Germany. This setup aims at monitoring contamination, to decontaminate if needed, assess the dose, and perform an initial medical evaluation of people who might have been a...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Miska H

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depleted uranium (DU) is an alpha particle emitter and radioactive heavy metal used in military applications. Due to internalization of DU during military operations and the ensuing chronic internal exposure to DU, there are concerns regarding its potential health effects. Preconceptional paternal irradiation has been...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Miller AC,Stewart M,Rivas R

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. Department of Energy is committed to protecting the public and environment against undue risk from radiation associated with radiological activities conducted under its control. Some U.S. Department of Energy Site activities result in emissions of radioactive materials to the air. CAP88 codes are used to mode...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Snyder S,Vázquez G,Hay T

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of 222Rn levels in 453 houses of physics professors from 101 universities in 42 states (plus the District of Columbia) was carried out with 1-y exposures of nuclear track detectors, accompanied by an extensive questionnaire. The geometric mean concentration was 38 Bq/m3 (1.03 pCi/l), the standard deviation wa...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Cohen BL

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large amounts of radioiodines were released into the atmosphere during the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 26 April 1986. In order to investigate whether the thyroid cancers observed among children in Belarus could have been caused by radiation exposures from the Chernobyl accident, a team of Belarusi...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Gavrilin Y,Khrouch V,Shinkarev S,Drozdovitch V,Minenko V,Shemiakina E,Ulanovsky A,Bouville A,Anspaugh L,Voillequé P,Luckyanov N

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00