Radiation protection in veterinary medicine : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bethesda, MD : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, ©2004.
SeriesNCRP report ; no. 148.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781601198679
1601198671
9781601192462
1601192460
9781429479943
1429479949
0929600851
9780929600857
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 146 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Summary""; ""2. Introduction""; ""2.1 Scope""; ""2.2 Purpose""; ""2.3 Limiting the Exposure of Individuals""; ""2.4 Factors Specifically Pertinent to Radiation Protection in Veterinary Medicine""; ""3. Radiation Safety Program Requirements""; ""3.1 General Elements of the Program""; ""3.2 Radiation Safety Officer Responsibilities""; ""3.3 Radiation Safety Training""; ""3.4 Individual Monitoring""; ""3.5 Radiation Safety Surveys""; ""3.6 Posting""; ""3.7 Use of Veterinary Radiation Devices or Sources on Human Beings""; ""4. Facility Design""
  • ""4.1 Shielding for Radiation-Producing Devices""""4.2 Facility Design Considerations for Unsealed Sources""; ""5. Radiography""; ""5.1 Fixed Radiographic Equipment""; ""5.2 Portable Radiographic Equipment""; ""5.3 Computed Tomography""; ""6. Fluoroscopy""; ""6.1 Fixed Fluoroscopic Equipment""; ""6.2 Mobile Fluoroscopic Equipment""; ""7. Radiation Therapy""; ""7.1 General Recommendations for Teletherapy""; ""7.2 X-Ray Therapy Equipment with Operating Potentials 500 kV""
  • ""7.4 Gamma Radiation Teletherapy Equipment""""7.5 Brachytherapy""; ""8. Radiopharmaceuticals""; ""8.1 Radiation Safety Considerations""; ""8.2 Emergency Response""; ""8.3 Waste Disposal""; ""8.4 Operational Precautions""; ""8.5 Training""; ""9. Nonionizing Radiation""; ""9.1 Lasers""; ""9.2 Ultrasound""; ""Appendix A Shielding Recommendations for Veterinary X-Ray Imaging Facilities""; ""Appendix B Shielding Recommendations for Veterinary Radiation Therapy Facilities""; ""Appendix C Quality Assurance for Radiographic and Nuclear Medicine Applications""; ""C.1 Radiographic Quality Assurance""
  • ""C.2 Nuclear Medicine Quality-Control Tests""""Appendix D Guidelines for Owner After Treatment of Animal with Radioiodine Therapy""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""The NCRP""; ""NCRP Publications""; ""NCRP Reports""; ""NCRP Commentaries""; ""Proceedings of the Annual Meeting""; ""Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures""; ""Symposium Proceedings""; ""NCRP Statements""; ""Other Documents""; ""Index""