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Industrial Radiation

The following FAQ has been developed by our topic editors for this category:

  HPS FAQ   Food Irradiation

The following HPS Web page also addresses this category:

  PDF   Food Irradiation Fact Sheet

The following health physics questions have been answered by an expert and approved by our editors for inclusion in our "Ask the Experts" feature. Click on the question to see the answer.

Questions in this Category Are in the Following Subcategories:
 
  •  Food Irradiation
  •  Industrial Applications
  •  Industrial Exposures
 
Food Irradiation
 
Q224   –   Is there any company in Montreal that uses x rays in an industrial purpose?
Q4076   –   Effects of irradiation on food
 
Industrial Applications
 
Q282   –   Where can I find case histories of accidents involving irradiators?
Q756   –   Gamma radiation sterilization
Q2170   –   Will source make water radioactive?
Q4004   –   Sterilization of medical instruments
Q4263   –   241Am uses and concerns
Q4292   –   Planning labs using radionuclides
Q4406   –   Neutron moisture gauging survey instruments
Q4427   –   Dual-energy tomography
Q4527   –   Saline solution
Q4602   –   Video camera for high-dose area
Q4963   –   Radiographic x-ray machine
Q5003   –   Need for Radioactive Material License
Q5087   –   Shielding neutrons
Q5218   –   Unwanted neutron production in tungsten
Q5283   –   Electron beam
Q5635   –   Radiation imaging camera
Q5646   –   Radiation contamination incidents
Q5839   –   Compare shielding effects of a product to lead
Q5906   –   Linac Produced Photoneutrons
Q6550   –   Replace cesium-137 with x rays
Q6719   –   Why does cesium powder glow?
Q7167   –   Design of cobalt-60 exposure room
 
Industrial Exposures
 
Q53   –   What are the risks for pathologists at autopsy?
Q143   –   Are there radiation health risks to persons using electron beam welders?
Q944   –   Radiation safety at a particle accelerator
Q955   –   Putting radioactive sources in storage
Q1927   –   Cyclotron component activation
Q4938   –   Industrial radiographer and iridium-192
Q5931   –   Hypots
Q6127   –   Ion-beam milling device
Q6258   –   Ion implantation machines
Q6810   –   Protection from UVC exposure
 

The following Web sites may also be useful:

  External Web Site   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  External Web Site   Food Irradiation (Iowa State University)
  External Web Site   Food Irradiation (ISU)
  External Web Site   Food Irradiation (WHO)
 
 
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