Radiation Protection for Safe Handling of Californium 252 Sources [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Department of Energy ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
2001.
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| Abstract: | Californium-252 may be used extensively as a new source of neutrons in the next few years. Because of the high emission rate from spontaneous fission, californium can be fabricated into useful sources that are physically small - one of its major attractions. The first sources were fabricated in the configuration of radium therapy needles. Because the users of these sources may be radiologists and medical personnel unfamiliar with neutron hazards, some of the characteristics of Californium 252 sources are reviewed from a health physics viewpoint in this paper. |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 08/29/2001. "dp-ms-68-51" "Contract AT(07-2)-1" Health Physics ISSN 0017-9078; HLTPAO FT. Wright, C.N. |
| Physical Description: | vp. : digital, PDF file. |