Radiation source use and replacement: abbreviated version
Auteur :
National Research Council / Division on Earth and Life Studies / Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board / Committee on Radiation Source Use and Replacement
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309110143
Date de publication :
25 mai 2008
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In United States there are devices containing high-activity radiation sources licensed for use in areas ranging from medical uses to safety uses. The National Research Council was asked to conduct a study to review the feasibility of replacing them with lower risk alternatives. This book presents a number of options for making those replacements.