Medical Physics Hand.. - Voss Associates

HydrologySoil moistureAmBe, PuBe, RaBe, Cf-252Medical CareSterilization of syringes, surgical instruments, surgeryconsumables, pharmaceuticalsCo-60Materials ProcessingThickness or weight of materials, consistency, moisturecontentAm-241, Pr-147, Kr-85, Sr-90The gamma and beta emitters listed range in activityfrom below 1 curie to 1,000 curies. The neutronsources range from less than 1 milli-curie to 1 curie.The range of gamma or neutron exposures from thesesources is 0.05 rem/hr to 10,000 rem/hr (0.5 mSv/hrto 100 Sv/hr) at 30 centimeters distance.Refer to the section on gamma ray constants forgamma exposure rates from these sources.Refer to the neutron section of this handbookfor neutron exposure rates.HydrologySoil moistureAmBe, PuBe, RaBe, Cf-252Medical CareSterilization of syringes, surgical instruments, surgeryconsumables, pharmaceuticalsCo-60Materials ProcessingThickness or weight of materials, consistency, moisturecontentAm-241, Pr-147, Kr-85, Sr-90The gamma and beta emitters listed range in activityfrom below 1 curie to 1,000 curies. The neutronsources range from less than 1 milli-curie to 1 curie.The range of gamma or neutron exposures from thesesources is 0.05 rem/hr to 10,000 rem/hr (0.5 mSv/hrto 100 Sv/hr at 30 centimeters distance.Refer to the section on gamma ray constants forgamma exposure rates from these sources.Refer to the neutron section of this handbookfor neutron exposure rates.3131HydrologySoil moistureAmBe, PuBe, RaBe, Cf-252Medical CareSterilization of syringes, surgical instruments, surgeryconsumables, pharmaceuticalsCo-60Materials ProcessingThickness or weight of materials, consistency, moisturecontentAm-241, Pr-147, Kr-85, Sr-90The gamma and beta emitters listed range in activityfrom below 1 curie to 1,000 curies. The neutronsources range from less than 1 milli-curie to 1 curie.The range of gamma or neutron exposures from thesesources is 0.05 rem/hr to 10,000 rem/hr (0.5 mSv/hrto 100 Sv/hr at 30 centimeters distance.Refer to the section on gamma ray constants forgamma exposure rates from these sources.Refer to the neutron section of this handbookfor neutron exposure rates.HydrologySoil moistureAmBe, PuBe, RaBe, Cf-252Medical CareSterilization of syringes, surgical instruments, surgeryconsumables, pharmaceuticalsCo-60Materials ProcessingThickness or weight of materials, consistency, moisturecontentAm-241, Pr-147, Kr-85, Sr-90The gamma and beta emitters listed range in activityfrom below 1 curie to 1,000 curies. The neutronsources range from less than 1 milli-curie to 1 curie.The range of gamma or neutron exposures from thesesources is 0.05 rem/hr to 10,000 rem/hr (0.5 mSv/hrto 100 Sv/hr at 30 centimeters distance.Refer to the section on gamma ray constants forgamma exposure rates from these sources.Refer to the neutron section of this handbookfor neutron exposure rates.3131