May 1999 Operational Radiation Safety

On the cover: Frequent smear surveying is an important aspect of operational radiation safety in biomedical research laboratories. See the article on the use of smears for assessing removable contamination by Frame and Abelquist in this issue.

Contents of Vol. 76, No. 5, May 1999

EDITORIAL

There Is No End to the Excellent Questions Being Asked — Ken Miller

OPERATIONAL UPDATE

Keep An Eye On This One — Vince Chase

A GUIDE TO SI UNITS IN RADIATION PROTECTION

ARTICLES—OPERATIONAL TOPICS

Use of Smears for Assessing Removable Contamination — Paul W. Frame and Eric W. Abelquist

Some Tips for Operational Health Physicists — Russel 0. Dunkelberger II

Radioactive Material Shipment Checklis — Eric J. Boeldt

Exposure Rates Associated with High Level Fluoroscopic Equipment and Data Recording Modes — D. L. Angelo, C. L. Rittiger, R. P. Scott, J. P. Winston, and J. G. Yusko

Dismantlement of the U.S. W48 Nuclear Warheads — L. D. Vickers and B. W Wehring

Radiation Safety Training for Nurses Who Provide Care for Brachytherapy or Unsealed Radioisotope Therapy Patients — Steven H. King and Kishor Singapuri

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal in the United States — John R. Vincenti

AUTHOR PROFILE

Paul W. Frame

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