Radiation source use and replacement
Subtitle: abbreviated version
By: 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
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board.
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780309110143
Subjects: Radioactive substances -- Security measures -- United States; Radiation sources -- Security measures -- United States; Radiation -- Safety measures; Radiology, Medical -- Safety measures; Dirty bombs -- United States -- Prevention
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-188).

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Radiation sources in the United States and their uses and origins; title: Radiation source risk; title: Accelerator and detector technologies; title: Self-contained irradiators; title: Panoramic irradiators; title: Radiotherapy; title: Industrial radiography; title: Well logging; title: Implementation Options for Encouraging Replacement of Radionuclide Radiation Sources with Alternatives.