Author

Rosenthal, Daniel

Pianykh, Oleg

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Radiology, Department, Hospital - standards

Radiology, Department, Hospital - organization & administration

Radiology - standards

Radiology - organization & administration

Abstract

Contents:

Part I: Data and Sense -- 1.A Word About Numbers -- 2.Mining Your Own Business -- Part II: Radiology Seriatim -- 3.Ordering -- 4.Scheduling -- 5.Examinations, Protocols, and ?Auto? Protocols -- 6. Arriving for the Examination -- 7. Creating the Images -- 8. Image Delivery -- 9. From Images to Reports -- Part III: Some Final Thoughts -- 10.Ars Longa, Vita Brevis

ISBN

9783030536091

9783030536107

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

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Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Bushong, Stewart Carlyle

Edition

9th ed.

Place of Publication

[St. Louis, MO]

Publisher

Mosby Elsevier

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

xiii, 685 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Technology, Radiologic

Radiation Protection

Radiography

Radiology

Radiation

ISBN

9780323048378

0323048374

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Abbotsford Library

Kelowna Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

WN160 B979 2008

Copies

Author

Bushong, Stewart Carlyle

Edition

12th ed.

Place of Publication

[St. Louis, MO]

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xiii, 594 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Technology, Radiologic

Radiation Protection

Radiography

Radiology

Radiation

ISBN

9780323661348

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN160 B979 2021

Copies

Author

Bushong, Stewart Carlyle

Edition

10th ed.

Place of Publication

[St. Louis, MO]

Publisher

Mosby Elsevier

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

xii, 654 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Technology, Radiologic

Radiation Protection

Radiography

Radiology

Radiation

ISBN

9780323081351

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WN160 B979 2013

Copies

Author

Martin, Alan

Harbison, Samuel A

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Chapman and Hall

Publication Date

1996

Subjects

Radiation Protection

ISBN

0412631105

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN650 M379 1990

Copies

Corporate Author

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Place of Publication

Woodbury, NY

Publisher

American Institute of Physics, Inc.

Publication Date

1996

Series

AAPM report 56

Subjects

Radiation Protection - standards

Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital - standards

ISBN

1888340010

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

QZ269 M489 1996

Copies

Author

Turner, James E

Edition

3rd completely rev. and enl. ed.

Place of Publication

Weinheim

Publisher

Wiley-VCH

Publication Date

2007

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Physics textbook

Subjects

Nuclear Energy

Radiation Effects

Radiation Protection

Radiometry

ISBN

9783527406067

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Aldrich, John E

Lentle, Brian C

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

University of British Columbia

Publication Date

1995

Subjects

Radiotherapy - history - Canada

Radiology Department, Hospital - history - Canada

ISBN

0969955707

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WN250 N532 1995

Copies

Editor

Martin, Colin J

Sutton, David G

Place of Publication

Oxford ; New York

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2002

Physical Description

xxiv, 415 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Radiation Protection

Radiation Dosage

Radiation Effects

Radiation Injuries - prevention & control

Health Physics

ISBN

0192630822 (acid-free paper)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WN110 P895 2002

Copies

Corporate Author

Canada. Environmental Health Directorate

Place of Publication

Ottawa, Ont.

Publisher

Canada Communication Group - Publishing

Publication Date

1994

Series

Safety code 31

Subjects

Tomography, X-ray Computed - standards

Radiation Protection

Equipment Safety

ISBN

660154242

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN650 R128 1994

Copies

Author

Noz, Marilyn E

Maguire, Gerald Q

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

New Jersey

Publisher

World Scientific

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

2 v. : ill. ; 25 cm

Subjects

Radiation Protection

Radiation Monitoring - instrumentation

Abstract

v.1: Radiation protection in the health sciences

v.2: Radiation protection in the health sciences : problem solutions manual

ISBN

9789812705976 (pbk.)

981270597X (pbk.)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WN650 N961 2007

Copies

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2003

Series

NCRP report 144

Subjects

Radiation Protection

Particle Accelerators

Safety - standards

ISBN

0929600770

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN650 N39 2003 v.144

Copies

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

x, 155 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

NCRP report 157

Subjects

Radiation Protection - methods

Radiation Injuries - prevention & control

Safety Management

School Health Services - standards

Guideline

ISBN

9780929600949

0929600940

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN650 N39 2007 v.157

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Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Cancer Centre

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Cancer Centre

Publication Date

1998

Subjects

Radiotherapy - popular works - handouts

Hospital Departments - popular works - handouts

BC Cancer Agency - popular works - handouts

Language

English

Material Type

Handout

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Corporate Author

British Columbia Cancer Agency. Department of Laboratory Medicine. Vancouver Clinic

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publication Date

1992

Physical Description

1/2 in. : colour ; 23 minutes

Subjects

British Columbia Cancer Agency Department of Laboratory - videocassettes

Laboratories, Hospital - videocassettes - British Columbia

Language

English

Material Type

Video

VHS

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Library Archives

Call Number

QY23 B865 1992

Corporate Author

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Editor

Brateman, Libby F

Das, Indra J

Place of Publication

Woodbury, NY

Publisher

American Institute of Physics, Inc.

Publication Date

1995

Series

AAPM report 53

Subjects

Radiation Protection - standards

Hospital - standards

Equipment Safety

ISBN

1563964805

ISSN

02717344

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN440 A512 1995 v.53

Copies

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2011

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 168

Ebrary books

Subjects

Fluoroscopy - instrumentation

Radiography, Interventional - adverse effects

Radiation Protection

Radiation Dosage

Equipment Safety

ISBN

9780982384367

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2010

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 162

Ebrary books

Subjects

Radiation Protection - standatrds

Radiation, Ionizing

Safety Management - standards

Professional Competence

Program Evaluation - standards

Practice Guideline

ISBN

9780982384305

Language

English

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Ebook

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Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

1 online resource

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 176

Subjects

Nanoparticles

Radiation Exposure - adverse effects

Radiation Protection - methods

Radiometry

Safety Management - methods

Nanotechnology - standards

United States

Guideline

Abstract

Table of Contents:

1. Executive Summary -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Scope -- 1.3 Conclusions and Recommendations -- 1.3.1 General -- 1.3.2 Operational Health Physics -- 1.3.3 Internal Dosimetry -- 1.3.4 Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Purpose -- 3. Types and Sources of Nanomaterials Including Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Naturally Occurring and Incidentally Produced Nanomaterials -- 3.3 Radiation-Induced Synthesis of Nanomaterials -- 3.4 Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.1 Naturally Occurring Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.2 Incidentally Produced Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.3 Radiolabeled Nanomaterials -- 4. Physicochemical Concerns for Exposure to Nanoparticles -- 4.1 Nanoparticle Physicochemical Properties -- 4.1.1 Deposition Within the Respiratory Tract -- 4.1.2 Translocation Across Organ Membranes -- 4.1.3 Surface Area and Reactivity in Biological Systems -- 4.1.4 Particle Shape -- 4.1.5 Particle Agglomeration -- 4.1.6 Material Dispersibility -- 4.1.7 Material Surface Charge -- 4.2 Nanoparticle Exposure Experiences Involving Humans -- 4.2.1 Magic Nano Event -- 4.2.2 Event in China -- 4.2.3 Nickel Sensitization Case -- 4.2.4 Polymer and Metal Fume Experience -- 4.3 Guidance on Managing Physicochemical Concerns for Exposure to Nanoparticles -- 5. Operational Health Physics in a Nanotechnology Environment -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Attention to the Physicochemical Toxicity of Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 5.1.2 Changes that May be Needed for Internal Dosimetry -- 5.1.3 Changes that May be Needed for Dispersion of Airborne Particles -- 5.1.4 Summary of Radiation Program Elements Applicable to Working with Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 5.2 Hierarchy of Exposure Controls for Facility and Process Design -- 5.2.1 Elimination and Substitution -- 5.2.2 Engineered Controls

5.2.3 Administrative Controls -- 5.2.4 Personal Protective Equipment -- 5.3 Use of Radioactive Nanomaterials in Medical Settings -- 5.4 Management and Disposal of Radioactive Nanomaterial Waste -- 5.5 Control of Public Exposure -- 5.6 Emergency Response -- 5.7 Incident Investigation -- 5.8 Effective Risk Communication -- 6. Nanoparticle Issues for Internal Radiation Dosimetry -- 6.1 Framework for Considering Radioactive Nanoparticle Internal Dosimetry -- 6.2 General Approach to Biokinetic Modeling for Intakes of Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3 Radiation Dosimetry of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.1 Deposition of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.2 Clearance of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.3 Respiratory Tract Dosimetry for Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.4 Radiation Dosimetry of Ingested Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.5 Radiation Dosimetry of Radioactive Nanoparticles for Intact Skin -- 6.6 Radiation Dosimetry of Radioactive Nanoparticles in Wounds -- 6.7 Biokinetics of Nanoparticles that Affect Internal Dosimetry -- 6.7.1 Regional Deposition of Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.7.2 Biokinetic Characteristics of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.7.3 Biokinetics Example: Monomeric and Polymeric Plutonium -- 7. Dose Assessment and Medical Management for Individuals Exposed to Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 7.1 Approaches for Dose Assessment -- 7.2 Occupational Exposure and Dose Assessment Scenario: Plutonium Processing Facility -- 7.3 Impact of Radioactive Nanoparticles on Dose Assessment -- 7.4 Impact of Radioactive Nanoparticles on Medical Management Decisions -- 8. Conclusions and Recommendations -- 8.1 Hazard and Exposure Assessment -- 8.1.1 Conclusions -- 8.1.2 Recommendations -- 8.2 Operational Health Physics -- 8.2.1 Conclusions -- 8.2.2 Recommendations -- 8.3 Nanoparticle Issues for Radiation Dosimetry

8.3.1 Conclusions -- 8.3.2 Recommendations -- 8.4 Dose Assessment and Medical Management -- 8.4.1 Conclusions -- 8.4.2 Recommendations -- Appendix A. Radiolabeled Nanoparticles -- A.1 Use of Radionuclides to Characterize and Quantitate Nanoparticle Contents -- A.2 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Biokinetic and Toxicologic Investigations -- A.3 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Diagnostic Medicine -- A.4 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Medical Imaging -- A.5 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Medicine -- A.6 Use of Radiation-Induced Emissions and Hyperthermal Effects from Nanoparticles in Therapeutic Medicine -- Appendix B. Biokinetic Models -- B.1 Fate of Nanoparticles in the Lungs -- B.2 Particle Clearance and Translocation Pathways -- B.3 Exposure and Biokinetics of Ingested Nanoparticles -- B.4 Human and Animal Studies Using Radioactive Nanoparticles -- Appendix C. Key Concepts for Understanding Nanoparticle Aerosol Properties and Behaviors -- C.1 Introduction -- C.2 A Range of Mechanisms Influence Particle Motion and Collection -- C.3 Behavior of Airborne Nanoparticles is Dominated by Brownian Diffusion -- C.4 Particle Volume Equivalent Diameter, Thermodynamic Diameter, and Aerodynamic Equivalent Diameter are Related -- C.5 Particle Size Distributions are Frequently Lognormal -- C.6 Nanoparticles Dominate the Count Distribution -- C.7 Nanoparticles Exist to Some Extent in the Majority of Occupational Aerosols -- C.8 Smaller Particles have a Greater Fraction of Their Atoms at the Particle Surface -- C.9 Number Concentrations of Concern Depend on the Material of Concern -- C.10 Realistic Airborne Particle Number Concentrations can be Limited by Coagulation -- C.11 Smaller Particles are More Difficult to Dislodge from Surfaces than Larger Particles -- Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols -- Glossary -- References -- Scientific Committee and Staff

The NCRP -- Officers -- Members -- Distinguished Emeritus Members -- Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures -- Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Addresses -- Thomas S. Tenforde Topical Lectures -- NCRP Publications -- NCRP Reports -- NCRP Commentaries -- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting -- Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures -- Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Addresses -- Thomas S. Tenforde Topical Lectures -- Symposium Proceedings -- NCRP Statements -- Other Documents

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ISBN

9780913392041

9780913392027

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English

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Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

1 online resource

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 179

Subjects

Radiometry

Disaster Planning

Radiation Protection

Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration

Abstract

Table of Contents:

1. Executive Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 2.1 Scope -- 2.2 Report Goals -- 2.3 Framework -- 2.4 Emergency Workers -- 3. Dosimetry Needs and Key Concepts -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 What is Dosimetry? -- 3.3 Dosimetry Programs -- 3.4 Dose of Record -- 3.5 Key Concepts -- 4. Methods of Dose Determination and Estimation: Operational -- 4.1 Framework and Situational Description -- 4.2 Measurements with Limited Resources -- 4.3 Categories of Radiation Equipment -- 4.3.1 Instrument Types -- 4.3.2 Instrument Radiological Quantities -- 4.3.3 Applicable ANSI Standards -- 4.3.4 Operational Ranges of Existing Equipment -- 4.4 Mission Applicability -- 4.4.1 Handheld Survey Meter -- 4.4.2 Aerial Measurements -- 4.4.3 Large Mobile and Transportable Radiation Detectors -- 4.4.4 Radiation Portal Monitors and Fixed Detector Networks -- 4.5 Data Aggregation -- 5. Recording, Tracking and Communicating Dosimetry Results -- 5.1 Emergency Worker Dosimetry Recordkeeping -- 5.2 Dose Tracking and Communication with the Incident Command System -- 5.3 Communicating Radiation Dose -- 5.3.1 Communicating Dose to Emergency Workers -- 5.3.2 Additional Audiences -- 5.3.3 Challenges in Communicating Radiation Dose -- 6. Recommendations for Response Organization's Radiological Capability -- 6.1 Objective -- 6.2 Capability Recommendations -- 6.2.1 Basic Level Capability -- 6.2.2 Intermediate Level Capability -- 6.2.3 Advanced Level Capability -- 6.3 On-Scene Functional Capability -- 7. Status of Emergency Workers with Regulations and Guidance -- 7.1 NRC Regulations -- 7.2 DOE Regulations -- 7.3 OSHA Regulations -- 7.4 EPA Regulations -- 7.5 PAG Manual -- 7.6 IAEA Guidance -- 7.7 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Emergency Worker Dosimetry -- 8. Data Needs for Dose Reconstruction -- 8.1 Dose Reconstruction

8.2 Fundamental Elements -- 8.2.1 Source Term -- 8.2.2 Environmental Transport -- 8.2.3 Receptor Definition -- 8.2.4 Exposure Scenario -- 8.2.5 Calculation of Dose -- 8.3 Key Issues -- 8.3.1 Dose Endpoint Identification -- 8.3.2 Model Domain -- 8.3.3 Data Sources -- 8.3.4 Uncertainty -- 8.3.5 Lessons from Previous Dose Reconstructions -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Units ConversionTable -- Appendix B. Excerpts from Previous NCRP Publications -- B.1 Report No. 138 (NCRP, 2001) -- B.2 Commentary No. 19 (NCRP, 2005) -- B.3 Report No. 165 (NCRP, 2010) -- Appendix C. Biodosimetry -- Appendix D. Example of a Robust Emergency Response Dosimetry Program -- D.1 Equipment -- D.1.1 Dosimeter Kit -- D.1.2 Dose Assessment Kit -- D.1.3 Surrogate Control Passive Dosimeter Kit -- D.2 Personnel and Procedures -- D.2.1 First Responding Personnel -- D.2.2 Dose Assessment Unit -- D.3 Challenges of a Robust Dosimetry Program -- D.4 Contingencies Jurisdictions -- Appendix E Placing Doses in Perspective -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Glossary -- References -- Scientific Committee and Staff -- The NCRP -- Officers -- Members.

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9780913392133

9780913392102

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