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HEALTH PAODOTICN AND SAFETY IN THE
KANDLINGOFRADIOACTIVEVATERIALS
Lovis A. Silverman, lbeclihecnysiciat,
Aboris “nergy Proje, Ut. Let.
The Ccvelonament of the ‘toric Bomb has resulted in the umtking avsilable
of relatively Larse quantities of radiouctive isotorss,
The use of these irotepes
is rapidly becoming widespread and they have become ons of the movi valuable touls to
nodern resezchers, 2especislly in the fields of medicine and binlorical sciences.
Dee to the nature of thesefadicoective materials definite health poetection
and safety rsssurcs must te taken to prevent the Loagtims hich radioactive contamination
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Cumoug Mourhitter
Prefast, a nevly
specialized
boanch ef roiiehecy was Covelipex and dost oncoted is Uxbuh--hyvies. This branch of Raidelogy
hag wow Getvmei tna stetwe ef at ineerpernda* fLeid of science.
the Hasheh reatactian
TL is concerned with
ants Cup of porsong working with rosie eulve catericls end with
ths cctumainetadon dovals ob roctutton thst can be tolernted.
Tha main objective cf Herlth Phyuizs i: to redioe to a viniaua radiation
o.used dngury to the indiviciual and tothe raceo
currently with more ond more cheim reacting pilee cond exclebrons veing
put inte operation, end thetr radloncetive products and byrrecuets coing into pireator
eid grertsr and more diverse wos ually, the need for Realth-rhysics is preportionately
The tvo rein requiranents ef all persons wovking with radiozetive motsrials cre?
(2} Thes no one shall be exposed to penourcoing
arty redicticn ukeve the
tclerance
level, The tolerance level has been btassd upon the aceusuleied date and
jaeonea,of, radiologists and mustic al
mere
fete ‘
att
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At prescnt, tolerance hes been sa% at O12 rem{reentgen equivalent main)
03 wh
per 24 hour perdod, This level of irredicticn ccconding to available