Health Physics Society Journal

May 2007, Volume 92, Number 5

A fully stocked bomb shelter, c.a. 1957. See article by H. Keith Florig and Baruch Fischhoff on page 475 for more information. Photograph courtesy of the National Archives.

PAPERS

Radon Awareness and Mitigation in Vermont: A Public Health Survey — E. P. Riesenfeld, Theodore W. Marcy, Kyndaron Reinier, Joan A. Mongeon, Craig W. Trumbo, Brian E. Wemple, and David A. Kaminsky

Occurrence and Distribution of ²¹⁰Pb and ²¹⁰Po in Selected California Groundwater Wells — S. R. Ruberu, Yun-Gang Liu, and S. Kusum Perera

Exposure of the Swiss Population by Radiodiagnostics: 2003 Review — A. Aroua, Ph. Trueb, J.-P. Vader, J.-F. Valley and F. R. Verdun

Assessment of the Multimedia Mitigation of Radon in New York — Michael E. Kitto

Tenth Value Layers for ⁶⁰Co Gamma Rays and for 4, 6, 10, 15, and 18 MV X Rays in Concrete for Beams of Cone Angles between 0° and 14° Calculated by Monte Carlo Simulation — Adnan K. Jaradat and Peter J. Biggs

Incorporation and Distribution of Uranium in Rats after a Contamination on Intact or Wounded Skin — F. Petitot, S. Frelon, A. M. Moreels, M. Claraz, O. Delissen, E. Tourlonias, B. Dhieux, C. Maubert, and F. Paquet

Individuals' Decisions Affecting Radiation Exposure after a Nuclear Explosion — H. Keith Florig and Baruch Fischhoff

NOTES

Seasonality of ²¹⁴Bi Activity in the Human Body and of ²²²Rn Concentration in Home Ambient Air — Berislav MomciloviÇ and Glenn I. Lykken

OPERATIONAL TOPICS

Reliability of Using ²³⁸U/²³⁵U and ²³⁴U/²³⁸U Ratios from Alpha Spectrometry as Qualitative Indicators of Enriched Uranium Contamination — Mark Minteer, Paul Winkler, Bill Wyatt, Scott Moreland, Jamie Johnson, and Tim Winters

OTHER CONTENT

Erratum

News and Notices

Health Physics Society Prospectus

Health Physics Society Affiliate Members

Author Guidelines

Advertisers Guide

Advertisers Index

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