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Distribution of potential for exposure to hazardous gas emission using geological and soil gas data in the Western Mt. Vulsini volcanic district. See article by F. Astorri et al. on page 358 for more information.

Contents of March 2002, Volume 82, Number 3

REVIEW ARTICLES

Determination of the Physical and Chemical Properties, Biokinetics, and Dose Coefficients of Uranium Compounds Handled During Nuclear Fuel Fabrication in France — E. Ansoborlo, V. Chazel, M. H. Hengé-Napoli, P. Pihet, A. Rannou, M. R. Bailey, and N. Stradling

PAPERS

Chernobyl Accident: Retrospective and Prospective Estimates of External Dose of the Population of the Ukraine — Ilya A. Likhtarev, Leonila N. Kovgan, Peter Jacob, and Lynn R. Anspaugh

Reconstruction and Analysis of ¹³⁷Cs Fallout Deposition Patterns in the Marshall Islands — Robert C. Whitcomb, Jr.

Skeletal Dosimetry via NMR Microscopy: Investigations of Sample Reproducibility and Signal Source — P. W. Patton, D. W. Jokisch, D. A. Rajon, A. P. Shah, S. L. Myers, B. A. Inglis, and W. E. Bolch

In Situ Calibration and Evaluation of the Accuracy of a Waste Water Monitoring System — Yoshimune Ogata and Kunihide Nishizawa

What is the Meaning of Threshold in Laser Injury Experiments? Implications for Human Exposure Limits — David H. Sliney, John Mellerio, Veit-Peter Gabel, and Karl Schulmeister

New In-Vivo Calibration Phantoms and Their Performance — T. Ishikawa, M. Uchiyama, M. Hoshi, J. Takada, S. Endo, N. Sugiura, T. Kosako, and I. Shimizu

An Assessment of Gas Emanation Hazard Using a Geographic Information System and Geostatistics — F. Astorri, S. E. Beaubien, G. Ciotoli, and S. Lombardi

FORUM

Radioactivity Appearing at Landfills in Household Trash of Nuclear Medicine Patients: Much Ado About Nothing? — Jeffry A. Siegel and Richard B. Sparks

On Being Understood: Clarity and Jargon in Radiation Protection — Daniel J. Strom and Charles R. Watson

NOTES

Medical Aspects of Radiofrequency Radiation Overexposure — IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation (COMAR)

Absorbed Fraction Sensitivity to Changes in Size of the ICRP Nose Model — H. M. Moussa, K. F. Eckerman, and L. W. Townsend

OPERATIONAL TOPICS

An Evaluation and Comparison of Compliance Inspection Outcomes Data for Radiation Protection Programs in Maine and Texas — R. J. Emery, A. B. Orders, J. R. McCrary, and M. A. Charlton

CORRESPONDENCE

Response to Huber and Ennemoser — Geoffrey G. Eichholz

BOOK REVIEWS

Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet — Reviewed by Blair P. Bromley

Radiation Sterilization for Health Care Products — Reviewed by Geoffrey G. Eichholz

Learning to Manage Global Environmental Risks: Comparative History of Social Responses to Climate Change, Ozone Depletion and Acid Rain (Volume I); Functional Analysis of Social Response to Climate Change, Ozone Depletion and Acid Rain (Volume II) — Reviewed by Lori Cunniff

OTHER CONTENT

Errata