Health Physics Journal — Volume 61 — Issue 5 — November 1991

Papers

• Performance of an Array of Large-volume Germanium Detectors for Whole-body Counting

  H. E. Palmer, G. A. Rieksts, T. P. Lynch

  Health Phys. 61, No. 5, pp. 595-600 (November 1991)

• Broad Beam Transmission Properties of Some Common Shielding Materials for Use in Diagnostic Radiology

  Raymond P. Rossi, Russell Ritenour, Emmanuel Christodoulou

  Health Phys. 61, No. 5, pp. 601-608 (November 1991)

• Measurement of Photon-energy Albedo from Stratified Shielding Materials

  A. K. Sinha, A. Bhattacharjee

  Health Phys. 61, No. 5, pp. 609-614 (November 1991)

• Naturally Occurring 226Ra Concentrations in Bone at Various Ages and Alpha Doses in Adults

  Hisao Kawamura, Masayoshi Yamamoto, Yasuhito Igarashi, Kunio Shiraishi, Kaoru Ueno

  Health Phys. 61, No. 5, pp. 615-622 (November 1991)

• Biological Dosimetry Using the Micronucleus Assay for Lymphocytes

  H. Thierens, A. Vral, L. de Ridder

  Health Phys. 61, No. 5, pp. 623-630 (November 1991)

• Evidence of a Neutron RBE of 70 (±50) for Solid-tumor Induction at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Its Implications for Assessing the Effective Neutron Quality Factor

  M. Zaider

  Health Phys. 61, No. 5, pp. 631-636 (November 1991)

Notes

• Suitability of Chinese Oil Well Loggers for an Epidemiologic Study of the Carcinogenic Effects of Neutrons

  Peter D. Inskip, Zuoyuan Wang, Yushui Fen

  Health Phys. 61, No. 5, pp. 637-640 (November 1991)

• Effects of the Tissue-air Interface in Calculations of Beta-particle Skin Dose at a Depth of 70 Microns

  Oakley H. Crawford, J. E. Turner, R. N. Hamm, J. C. Ashley

  Health Phys. 61, No. 5, pp. 641-645 (November 1991)

• Measurements of Radioactivity in Jamaican Building Materials and Gamma Dose Equivalents in A Prototype Red Mud House

  Willard R. Pinnock

  Health Phys. 61, No. 5, pp. 647-651 (November 1991)

Operational Topics

• Dose Rates for Several Organs in a Human from Contaminated Soil and Hot Particles Using the QAD Computer Code

  Nicholas Tsoulfanidis, Katherine Phillips

  Health Phys. 61, No. 5, pp. 653-663 (November 1991)

• Radiation Protection Aspects of Repairing a Highly Contaminated Tritium Cold Box

  A. B. Carmichael, M. J. Haynes

  Health Phys. 61, No. 5, pp. 665-670 (November 1991)