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23 May 2012

Operational Radiation Safety

Photograph of setup showing the flat acrylic plate suspended vertically with its top below the level of the ion chamber of the dosimeter. See article by Scott Prater and colleagues on page S135 for more information.

Contents of Vol. 101, No. 5, November 2011

INTERVIEW
RSO Interview with Jeff Dovyak
René Michel

ARTICLES
Determination of Minimum Effective Height of Transparent Radiation Face Shielding for Fluoroscopy Air Sampling
Scott Prater, Chet R. Rees, Angela Bruner, and Clare Savage

Dose Rate Distribution from a Standard Waste Drum Arrangement
N. Zoeger and A. Brandl

Radon Measurement Quality, How Accurate Is Reasonable?
Carl Distenfeld

Radioactive Material Shipping for Academic and Medical Facilities
Peter G. Vernig, Tracy N. Tipping, Jim Herrold, and Paul Ward

The U.S. NRC and the ADR Process Learning Experiences
Juan E. Perez-Monte

A Plan for the Handling of Externally Contaminated Livestocks
Dayton McMillan, Thomas Johnson, Yuanqing Guo, and Alexander Brandl