Radioactive material :: security issues and protection practices in the U.S. /

Radioactive material is used worldwide for legitimate commercial purposes, including industrial processes in the oil and gas, aerospace, and food sterilization sectors. Material used for these purposes is typically sealed in a metal capsule, such as stainless steel, titanium, or platinum, to prevent...

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Weitere Verfasser: Carver, Shirley (HerausgeberIn), Gaudreau, A.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Hauppauge] New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
Schriftenreihe:Materials science and technologies series.
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Online-Zugang:DE-862
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Zusammenfassung:Radioactive material is used worldwide for legitimate commercial purposes, including industrial processes in the oil and gas, aerospace, and food sterilization sectors. Material used for these purposes is typically sealed in a metal capsule, such as stainless steel, titanium, or platinum, to prevent its dispersal and is commonly called a sealed source. 1 Some of these sources are highly radioactive and are found in a wide variety of devices, ranging from mobile industrial radiography sources containing hundreds of curies of iridium-192 to larger irradiators with thousands, or even millions, of.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781634631563
1634631560

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