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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Author

Wells, Alan Harvey

Publisher

Los Alamos Scientific Lab, N.M

Publication Date

1978

Subjects

Radiometry

Radiation Dosage

Thesis

Notes

Microfiche

Language

English

Material Type

Other

Thesis

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Medical Physics

Call Number

LE3 W453 1978

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

1991

Series

NCRP report 112

Subjects

Nuclear Medicine - instrumentation

Nuclear Medicine - standards

Calibration - standards

Radiation Protection - standards

Radiation, Ionizing

Radiometry

ISBN

0929600231

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Medical Physics

Call Number

WN650 N39 1991 v.112

Author

Jayaraman, Subramania

Lanzl, Lawrence H

Lanzl, Elisabeth F

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Berlin ; New York

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

c2004

Physical Description

xxii, 523 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Radiotherapy

Physics

Radiation, Ionizing

Radiometry

ISBN

3540402845 (alk. paper)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

WN250 J42c 2004

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

1991

Series

NCRP report 108

Subjects

Radiometry

Radiation Dosage

ISBN

0929600169

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Medical Physics

Call Number

WN650 N39 1991 v.108

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

1994

Series

NCRP report 120

Subjects

Nuclear Power Plants

Radiometry

Radiation, Ionizing

ISBN

0929600398

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Medical Physics

Call Number

WN650 N39 1994 v.120

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

1991

Series

NCRP report 109

Subjects

Radiometry

Animals

Abnormalities, Radiation-Induced

Radiation, Ionizing

ISBN

0929600185

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Medical Physics

Call Number

WN650 N39 1991 v.109

Alternate Title

EMF epidemiology

Corporate Author

National Radiological Protection Board

Editor

McKinlay, A.F

Repacholi, M.H.

Place of Publication

[United Kingdom]

Publisher

Nuclear Technology Publishing

Publication Date

1999

Physical Description

x, 194 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Series

Radiation protection dosimetry, Vol. 83: Nos. 1-2.

Subjects

Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects

Neoplasms - etiology

Radiometry

Radiation Exposure - prevention & control

Radiation Dosage

Radiation Monitoring

Epidemiology

Congresses

ISBN

1870965612

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QT34.8 R129 1999

Copies

Corporate Author

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Publication Date

1998

Series

ICRU report 60

Subjects

Radiation Dosage

Radiometry

Radiation, Ionizing

ISBN

0913394599

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Medical Physics

Call Number

WN650 I61 1998 v.60

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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ISBN

9780913392133

9780913392102

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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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

1996

Series

NCRP commentary 14

Subjects

Radiation Dosage

Risk Assessment - methods

Uncertainty

Radiometry

ISBN

0929600525

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Medical Physics

Call Number

WN650 N277g 1996 v.14

Corporate Author

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Publication Date

1973

Series

ICRU report 23

Subjects

Radiometry

Radiotherapy Dosage

Dose-Response Relationship Radiation

ISBN

0913394165

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

VC Medical Physics

Call Number

WN650 I61 1973 v.23

Copies

Corporate Author

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Publication Date

1992

Series

ICRU report 48

Subjects

Phantoms, Imaging

Radiation Protection

Radiation Dosage

Radiometry

Radiotherapy

Models, Anatomic

Diagnostic Imaging

ISBN

0913394459

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Medical Physics

Call Number

WN650 I61 1992 v.48

Author

Ozard, Siobhan R

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

University of British Columbia

Publication Date

2001

Physical Description

xiv, 187 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Scattering, Radiation

Phantoms, Imaging

Monte Carlo Method

Radiometry

Radiation Dosage

Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Thesis

ISBN

9780612715158

0612715159

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Thesis

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Medical Physics

Internet

Call Number

LE3 O99 2001

Corporate Author

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Editor

Lyman, John T.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

American Institute of Physics, Inc.

Publication Date

1986

Series

AAPM report 16

Subjects

Radiometry

Radiotherapy - standards

Nuclear Physics

Radiation Dosage

ISBN

0883185008

ISSN

02717344

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN440 A512 1986 v.16

Copies

Corporate Author

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Publication Date

1993

Series

ICRU report 51

Subjects

Radiation Dosage

Radiometry

Radiation Protection

Radiation Protection - standards

ISBN

0913394505

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Medical Physics

Call Number

WN650 I61 1993 v.51

Corporate Author

International Atomic Energy Agency

Editor

Podgorsak, E.B.

Place of Publication

Vienna, Austria

Publisher

International Atomic Energy Agency

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

657 p. : ill.

Subjects

Health Physics

Radiation Oncology

Radiometry

Radiation Dosage

Radiotherapy

Radionuclide Imaging

Radiation Monitoring

Radiotherapy Planning, Computer Assisted

Handbooks

ISBN

9201073046

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Chan, Maria F.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

xvi, 356 p. :ill. ; 26 cm.

Series

Radiation oncology: clinical, translational and laboratory research

Subjects

Radiometry

Radiation Oncology

Health Physics

ISBN

9781536137590

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN660 R295 2018

Copies

Author

Robitaille, H.A

Publisher

BCCA

BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date

1969

Subjects

Radiometry

Radiation Dosage

Thesis

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Thesis

Audience

Professional

Location

VC Medical Physics

Call Number

LE3 R654 1969