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Upcoming Events
. 2010 HPS Midyear Topical Meeting
Radiation Risk Communication to the Public
24-27 January 2010
Albuquerque, NM
. 2010 HPS Professional Development School
Radiation Risk Communication: Issues and Solutions
27-29 January 2010
Albuquerque, NM
21 November 2009

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)

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