Health Physics Society Journal

September 2009, Volume 97, Number 3

On the cover: Direct, in vivo measurement being performed at the University of Cincinnati for low energy, photon-emitting radioactive materials in the respiratory tract. An array of four 3,000 mm2 germanium detectors is positioned on the anterior thorax of the subject. Radioactive material deposited in the axillary lymph nodes is in close proximity to the detectors and would likely confound the measurement result. See article by Rachel Zeman and colleagues on page 219 for more information.

CONTENTS

PAPERS

Monte Carlo Simulation of Various Source-Product Geometries for a Proposed Multi-Product Gamma Irradiator Facility — K. Biju, T. Palani Selvam, and D.S. Lavale

Characterization of a ¹³⁷Cs Irradiator from a New Perspective with Modern Dosimetric Tools — Samuel L. Brady, Greta Toncheva, Mark W. Dewhirst, and Terry T. Yoshizumi

Dose-Area Product to Patients during Stent-Graft Treatment of Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms — M.A. Blaszak, N. Majewska, R. Juszkat, and W. Majewski

Acute Ocular Injuries Caused by 60-GHz Millimeter-Wave Exposure — Masami Kojima, Masahiro Hanazawa, Yoko Yamashiro, Hiroshi Sasaki, Soichi Watanabe, Masao Taki, Yukihisa Suzuki, Akimasa Hirata, Yoshitsugu Kamimura, and Kazuyuki Sasaki

A Calibration Phantom for Direct, In Vivo Measurement of ²⁴¹Am in the Axillary Lymph Nodes — Rachel Zeman, Megan Lobaugh, Henry Spitz, Samuel Glover, and David Hickman

Probabilistic Model Evaluation of Continuous Air Monitor Response for Meeting Radiation Protection Goals — Jeffrey J. Whicker and Alan L. Justus

NOTES

Assessment of Radionuclide Databases in CAP88 Mainframe Version 1.0 and Windows-Based Version 3.0 — Elizabeth D. LaBone, Eduardo B. Farfán, Patricia L. Lee, G. Timothy Jannik, Elizabeth H. Donnelly, and Trevor Q. Foley

Work to Save Dose: Contrasting Effective Dose Rates from Radon Exposure in Workplaces and Residences against the Backdrop of Public and Occupational Regulatory Limits — Jeffrey J. Whicker and Michael W. McNaughton

ICNIRP STATEMENTS

ICNIRP Statement on the "Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Time-Varying Electric, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic Fields (Up to 300 GHz)" — The International Commission on Nonionizing Radiation Protection

Amendment to the ICNIRP "Statement on Medical Magnetic Resonance (MR) Procedures: Protection of Patients" — The International Commission on Nonionizing Radiation Protection

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In Memoriam—Herman Cember, 14 January 1924–7 March 2009

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