Recent Additions to ATE

The following "Ask the Experts" answers have been added or revised since 8 January 2012 (approximately the last 30 days).

Environmental and Background Radiation

Q10051: Effects of nuclear tests in the Montebello Islands (Posted 25 January 2012)

Instrumentation and Measurements

Q10004: Should I use liquid scintillation or gamma counting for leak test measurements? (Posted 26 January 2012)
Q10036: Can we use wood as a tissue-equivalent material to make an ionization chamber? (Posted 13 January 2012)

Microwaves, Radar, and Radiofrequency

Q10050: Government radar site (Posted 12 January 2012)

Nuclear Accidents

Q10093: Safety of products from Japan (Posted 1 February 2012)

Nuclear Medicine Patient Issues

Q9894: Septic tank change-out after iodine-131 therapy (Posted 12 January 2012)
Q9970: How long should I stay away from children after therapy with iodine-131. (Posted 12 January 2012)
Q10030: How long must a person wait between bone scans? (Posted 12 January 2012)
Q10054: Did I expose my family to too much radiation after my radioiodine therapy? (Posted 12 January 2012)
Q10056: Dose effects from thallium-201 stress test (Posted 13 January 2012)

Radiation Effects

Q10031: Safe dose (Posted 25 January 2012)

Radioactive Waste Disposal

Q10009: Disposal of radioactive waste - vitrification (Posted 13 January 2012)