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Radiography in Modern Industry - Kodak

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govern<strong>in</strong>g the rail shipments of radioactive isotopes. These provide <strong>in</strong> part; that the package shallhave such <strong>in</strong>ternal shield<strong>in</strong>g that the gamma radiation does not exceed 10 milliroentgens (mR)per hour at a distance of 3 feet from the outside of the conta<strong>in</strong>er; that the radiation <strong>in</strong>tensity at anyreadily accessible surface of the package shall not be over 200 mR per hour; that the packageshall carry a prescribed label; and that shipp<strong>in</strong>g conditions be such that unprocessedphotographic film travel<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the same vehicle shall be protected from damage throughout thetransit period.Packages meet<strong>in</strong>g these requirements often consist of a central lead conta<strong>in</strong>er for the radioactiveisotope surrounded by a wooden or other box of such dimensions that the radiation at any readilyaccessible surface is less than 200 mR per hour. It is advisable to preserve the orig<strong>in</strong>al package<strong>in</strong> case it is aga<strong>in</strong> necessary to ship the source.<strong>Radiography</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Modern</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> 212

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