Health Physics Society Journal

Outswapping of the container for transportation of a completed fissile material in the Mayak PA. Occupational radiation and smoking interaction was studied at this facility. See article by Z. B. Tokarskaya et al. on page 833 for more information.

Contents of December 2002, Volume 83, Number 6

AWARDS

2002 Founders Award-Kenneth L. Mossman — Citation by C. Rick Jones

2002 Founders Award-Charles E. Roessler — Citation by Paul L. Ziemer

2002 Elda E. Anderson Award-Richard R. Brey — Citation by Paul D. Ritter

2002 Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award-Raymond A. Guilmette — Citation by Bruce B. Boecker

2002 Outstanding Science Teacher Award-Bobette Doerrie — Citation by Wade Miller and Pam Davis

2002 Outstanding Science Teacher Award-Paul S. Lombardi — Citation by Lisa Bosworth

2002 Robley D. Evans Commemorative Medal-Kenneth W. Skrable — Citation by William A. Lorenzen

2002 Health Physics Society Fellow Members and Student Awards

2002 William B. McAdams Outstanding Service Award-Paul L. Ziemer — Citation by Edgar D. Bailey

2002 National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists Arthur F. Humm, Jr., Memorial Award-Gary Kephart — Citation by Don W. Marshall

PAPERS

Interaction of Radiation and Smoking in Lung Cancer Induction among Workers at the Mayak Nuclear Enterprise — Z. B. Tokarskaya, B. R. Scott, G. V. Zhuntova, N. D. Okladnikova, Z. D. Belyaeva, V. F. Khokhryakov, H. Schöllnberger, and E. K. Vasilenko

Assessment of Patient Effective Radiation Dose and Associated Radiogenic Risk from Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy — Kostas Perisinakis, John Damilakis, Ploutarchos Anezinis, Ioanna Tzagaraki, Haralambos Varveris, Aggelos Cranidis, and Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis

Statistical Analysis of Historical Occupational Dose Records at a Large Medical Center — Abdalla N. Al-Haj and Charlie S. Lagarde

Estimation of the Effective Dose when Protective Aprons are Used in Medical Procedures: A theoretical Evaluation of Several Methods — Sami Sherbini and Joseph DeCicco

Spatial Distribution of Indoor Aerosol Deposition under Accidental Release Conditions — E. Sajo, H. Zhu, and J. C. Courtney

Influence of Dust Loading on the Alpha-Particle Energy Resolution of Continuous Air Monitors for Thin Deposits of Radioactive Aerosols — Suilou Huang, Stephen D. Schery, Raul E. Alcantara, John C. Rodgers, and Piotr T. Wasiolek

Atmospheric Aerosol Measurements of ²³⁸U and ²³²Th at Fernald, Ohio, and Implications on Inhalation Dose Calculations — Robert Z. Leifer, Ethel M. Jacob, Stephen F. Marschke, and David M. Pranitis

Radon Exposure at Drinking Water Supply Plants in Slovenia — Janja Vaupotic

OPERATIONAL TOPICS

Radiation Exposure from Diagnostic Imaging: Agreement Between Self-Report and Medical Records — Janice M. Pogoda and Susan Preston-Martin

CORRESPONDENCE

Matrix Models of Compartmental Systems-A Physical Interpretation of the Eigenvectors of Compartmental Systems — Jesse H. Coleman

BOOK REVIEWS

Nonionizing Radiation, Part 1: Static and Extremely Low-Frequency (ELF) Electric and Magnetic Fields — Reviewed by Geoffrey G. Eichholz

Practical Applications of Internal Dosimetry — Reviewed by Carol D. Berger

Medical Imaging Physics, Fourth Edition — Reviewed by Kelly Classic

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: Theory and Practice — Reviewed by Kenneth L. Mossman

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