Recent Additions to ATE

The following "Ask the Experts" answers have been added or revised since 14 October 2009 (approximately the last 30 days).

Accelerators

Q8626: Guidance for interlocks for table-top x-ray generating devices (Posted 4 November 2009)

Consumer Products

Q8521: Dose to lungs from cigarettes (Posted 3 November 2009)

Doses and Dose Calculations

Q8498: MCL for Technetium-99 (Posted 10 November 2009)

Industrial Radiation

Q8583: Safe distance from a radiography site (Posted 19 October 2009)

Instrumentation and Measurements

Q8597: Use of thorium-232 progeny to determine thorium activity (Posted 19 October 2009)
Q8622: Neutron albedo—men vs. women (Posted 4 November 2009)
Q8629: Low Energy Response of GAFCHROMIC EBT Film (Posted 10 November 2009)

Medical and Dental Equipment/Shielding

Q8624: Use of screws in lead-lined drywall (Posted 29 October 2009)

Medical and Dental Patient Issues

Q8592: Probability of secondary cancer after radiation therapy (Posted 19 October 2009)

Microwaves, Radar, and Radiofrequency

Q8628: Satellite dish for TV, Internet, long-distance phone (Posted 4 November 2009)
Q8635: Microwave emissions from radar sites (Posted 4 November 2009)

Nuclear Medicine Patient Issues

Q8549: Treatment of the liver with iodine-131 Lipiodol (Posted 19 October 2009)
Q8596: Will iodine-131 affect my septic tank? (Posted 19 October 2009)
Q8606: How many times can you treat with iodine-131? (Posted 19 October 2009)

Policy, Guidelines, and Regulations

Q8603: ALARA Q&A in a cardiac catheterization laboratory (Posted 19 October 2009)

Radiation Basics

Q8659: Why does the attenuation coefficient change with field size? (Posted 13 November 2009)
Q8671: Are these GM readings from uranium metal realistic? (Posted 12 November 2009)