May 2001 Operational Radiation Safety

On the cover: Good radiation safety must be followed with thyroid cancer patients that are hosiptalized following administration of therapeutic doses of radioiodine. For more details, see article by Achley et al. on page S62.

Contents of Vol. 80, No. 5, May 2001

A GUIDE TO SI UNITS IN RADIATION PROTECTION

CURRENT EVENTS

Sean M. Austin

ASK THE EXPERT

Kelly Classic

ARTICLES—OPERATIONAL TOPICS

A Unique Find (An Interesting Story as Told to Ken Miller by Ed Landa) — Edward R. Landa and Kenneth L. Miller

A Simple Method for Assessing Exposure to Internal Emitters — Michael T. Ryan, Kenneth W. Skrable, Clayton S. French, and Charles A. Potter

Radon Measurements and Analysis for Central Pennsylvania Counties Having Elevated Radon Levels — Carl Distenfeld, Jacquelyn Distenfeld, and Lois Distenfeld

Some Experiences with Treating Thyroid Cancer Patients — Bryan A. Achey, Kenneth L. Miller, Michael Erdman, and Steven King

Inspection of Lead Aprons: Criteria for Rejection — Kent Lambert and Tara McKeon

Protection of Research Subjects with Emphasis on Protocols Involving Radiation — Kelly L. Classic, Barbara L. Porter, and Eugene P. DiMagno

An Innovative Technique in Scanning Land Areas with a Multi-FIDLER System — Craig M. Marianno, Kathryn A. Higley, and David Hunter

Consistency and Efficiency of Standard Swipe Procedures Taken on Slightly Radioactive Contaminated Metal Surfaces — Haijo Jung, Jay F. Kuntze, and James D. Nurrenbern

Radiological Impact on the Workers, Members of the Public, and Environmenbt from the Partial Decommissioning of Pakistan Research Reactor-I and Its Associated Radioactive Residues — Amanat Ali, S. D. Orfi, H. Manzur, and M. Aslam

AUTHOR PROFILE

Kent Lambert

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