The US national isotope program: Current status and strategy for future success

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-178

  Rivard, Mark J ^a   Bobek, Leo M ^b   Butler, Ralph A ^c   Garland, Marc A ^d   Hill, David J ^e,i   Krieger, Jeanne K ^f   Muckerheide, James B ^g   Patton, Brad D ^e   Silberstein, Edward B ^h  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^g WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ American Nuclear Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; LABORATORIES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVITY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

HOMELAND SECURITY; SPACE POWER APPLICATIONS; US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

RADIOISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG USE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LEADERSHIP; MARKET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPACE; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 20444382694     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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