Health Physics Society Journal

On the cover: A National Defense Stockpile in the Thomas Range of Utah, USA. An examination of surficial exposures from these types of deposits was undertaken to determine potential dose. See article by Edward R. Landa et al. on page 286 for more information.

Contents of Volume 79, No. 3, September 2000

NEWS ON THE NET

What’s New for Regulations? — Bruce Busby

SPECIAL SUBMISSION

The 2000 Sievert Lecture—Lessons from Atomic Bomb Survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki — I. Shigematsu

PAPERS

Eyeglass Lenses for Personal Radon Dosimetry — Stephen A. Hadley, Nicholas R. Meyer, Robert L. Fleischer, and Alfred Cavallo

New Approach for Dose Reconstruction: Application to One Case of Localized Irradiation with Radiological Burns — Jean-François Bottollier-Depois, Emmanuelle Gaillard-Lecanu, Amélie Roux, Quang Chau, François Trompier, Philippe Voisin, and Patrick Gourmelon

⁹⁰Sr and ¹³⁷Cs in Environmental Samples from Dolon Near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site — Michael Gastberger, Friedrich Steinhäusler, Martin H. Gerzabek, Alexander Hubmer, and Herbert Lettner

Ingestion Pathway Model Developed for Use with an Acute Atmospheric Dose Model at the Savannah River Site — A. A. Simpkins, D. R. Marx, and D. M. Hamby

Derivation of Indoor Gamma Dose Rate from High Resolution In Situ Gamma Ray Spectra — A. Clouvas, S. Xanthos, and M. Antonopoulos-Domis

FORUM

Are Public Dose Limits Necessary? — Per Hedemann Jensen

NOTES

Uranium Content and Leachable Fraction of Fluorspars — Edward R. Landa and Terry B. Councell

Radioactive Waste Minimization Implications of Clinically Indicated Exsanguination Procedures — R. G. Costello, R. J. Emery, R. B. Pakala, and M. A. Charlton

Hybrid Radioassay of Multiple Radionuclide Mixtures in Waste Solutions by Using Liquid and NaI(Tl) Scintillation Monitors — Haruo Fujii, Kiyoshi Matsuno, and Makoto Takiue

OPERATIONAL TOPICS

An Algorithm for Source Checking Continuous Air Monitors Using Radon Progeny — Mark G. Hogue, Antony B. Smith, and Dennis J. Hadlock

CORRESPONDENCE

Age-Dependent Thyroid Doses for Iodine — A. W. Phipps and M. R. Bailey

Response to Phipps and Bailey — Pat Zanzonic

BOOK REVIEWS

The Radiation Legacy of the Soviet Nuclear Complex--An Analytical Overview — Reviewed by Reviewed by Michael T. Ryan

Handbook for Laboratory Workers in the USA — Reviewed by Kelly Classic

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards and Other Databases — Reviewed by Michael T. Ryan

Measurements of Optical Radiation Hazards—-A Reference Book Based on Presentations Given by Health and Safety Experts on Optical Radiation Hazards — Reviewed by Linda R. Jones

The Chornobyl Accident: A Comprehensive Risk Assessment — Reviewed by Amy Houck and Danielle Timmons

IRPA ABSTRACTS

34th Annual Meeting of the Japan Health Physics Society

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Author Guidelines

Health Physics Society Prospectus

Health Physics Society Affiliate Members

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