Replacement of 137Cs irradiators with X-ray irradiators

Health Physics

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Dodd, Brian ^a   Vetter, Richard J ^b  

^a BDConsulting   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; Blood; Gamma radiation; Operational topics

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; CESIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; BLOOD; GAMMA RADIATION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SAFETY; X IRRADIATION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; X RAY;

ANIMALIA;

BLOOD; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; RADIONUCLIDE GENERATORS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; X-RAYS;

EID: 58949088364     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000334555.78657.bc     Document Type: Article

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