Health Physics

Age-dependent Radiation Dose Rates from Canine Sn-117m Treatments
Evaluation of the Correction Methods Using Age and BMI for Estimating CT Organ Dose Using a Radiophotoluminescence Glass...
Organ Dose Reconstruction Applicable for a Japanese Nuclear Worker Cohort: J-EPISODE
Pu-239 Accumulation in E. Coli and P. Putida Grown in Liquid Cultures
Interpretation of Enhanced Fecal and Urinary Plutonium Excretion Data under a 2-y Regular DTPA Treatment Started Months after...

Editor's Note: A Two-Edged Sword

A Two-Edged Sword

The November issue of Health Physics contains several articles on medical/veterinary applications of ionizing radiation. As we all know, high doses of ionizing radiation delivered at high dose-rates increase risks of cancer and, in extreme cases, may cause acute tissue damage. However, at much lower doses, radiation is an invaluable tool to diagnose and treat disease. Health physicists working in the medical arena appreciate that radiation is truly a two-edged sword. Be sure to check out the following medical health physics articles in the November issue:

Age-dependent Radiation Dose Rates from Canine Sn-117m Treatments, by Matthew G. Arno and Chad Smith
Radiation Protection Evaluation of Medical X-ray Imaging Centers in Qazvin, Iran, by Azam Janati Esfahani and Susan Cheraghi
Evaluation of the Correction Methods Using Age and BMI for Estimating CT Organ Dose Using a Radiophotoluminescence Glass Dosimeter and a Monte Carlo-based Dose Calculator, by Weishan Chang and Yusuke Koba
Evaluation of Radiation Shielding Requirements and Self-shielding Characteristics for a Novel Radiosurgery System, by Qinjan Cao, Jun Tan, Yue Ren, Wanchun Xiong, Xiaofeng Wei and Wei Cheng
Concerning the Metareview: “Pre-natal X-ray Exposure and the Risk of Developing Pediatric Cancer – A Systematic Review of Risk Factors and a Comparison of International Guidelines”, by Bill Sacks
Reply to Sacks, by Fleur Wit, Colinda C.J.J. Vroonland and Harmen Bijward

Editor's Pick:

Organ Dose Reconstruction Applicable for a Japanese Nuclear Worker Cohort: J-EPISODE, by Hiroshige Furuta, Kaoru Sato, Akemi Nishide, Shin’ichi Kudo and Shin Saigusa

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January 2021 - Volume 120 - 1

Published January 2021

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PAPERS

Age-dependent Radiation Dose Rates from Canine Sn-117m Treatments

Arno, Matthew G.; Smith, Chad

Health Physics. 121(5):447-453, November 2021.

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Radiation Protection Evaluation of Medical X-ray Imaging Centers in Qazvin, Iran

Esfahani, Azam Janati; Cheraghi, Susan

Health Physics. 121(5):454-462, November 2021.

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Evaluation of the Correction Methods Using Age and BMI for Estimating CT Organ Dose Using a Radiophotoluminescence Glass Dosimeter and a Monte Carlo-based Dose Calculator

Chang, Weishan; Koba, Yusuke

Health Physics. 121(5):463-470, November 2021.

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Organ Dose Reconstruction Applicable for a Japanese Nuclear Worker Cohort: J-EPISODE

Furuta, Hiroshige; Sato, Kaoru; Nishide, Akemi; More

Health Physics. 121(5):471-483, November 2021.

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Pu-239 Accumulation in E. Coli and P. Putida Grown in Liquid Cultures

Manglass, Lisa; Wintenberg, Molly; Blenner, Mark; More

Health Physics. 121(5):484-493, November 2021.

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Interpretation of Enhanced Fecal and Urinary Plutonium Excretion Data under a 2-y Regular DTPA Treatment Started Months after Intake

Grémy, Olivier; Blanchin, Nicolas; Miccoli, Laurent

Health Physics. 121(5):494-505, November 2021.

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Evaluation of Radiation Shielding Requirements and Self-shielding Characteristics for a Novel Radiosurgery System

Cao, Qinjian; Tan, Jun; Ren, Yue; More

Health Physics. 121(5):506-512, November 2021.

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BOOK REVIEW

Accelerator Radiation Physics for Personnel and Environmental Protection by J. Donald Cossairt and Matthew Quinn, 2019 (hardcover, e-book) 2021 (paperback), 322 pp, $151.96 (hardcover), $43.96 (paperback and e-book), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Karam, P. Andrew

Health Physics. 121(5):513, November 2021.

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CORRESPONDENCE

Concerning the Metareview: “Pre-natal X-ray Exposure and the Risk of Developing Pediatric Cancer—A Systematic Review of Risk Factors and a Comparison of International Guidelines”

Sacks, Bill

Health Physics. 121(5):514-517, November 2021.

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Reply to Sacks

Wit, Fleur; Vroonland, Colinda C.J.J.; Bijwaard, Harmen

Health Physics. 121(5):518, November 2021.

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OPERATIONAL TOPIC

The Effect of Stepping Back From the X-Ray Table on Operator Radiation Exposure

Wilson, Robert F.; Gainor, John P.; Allen, Blair

Health Physics. 121(5):522-530, November 2021.

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Contamination Resulting From a Broken ¹²⁵I Seed During a Brachytherapy Procedure

Buckley, Lesley; Fraser, Danielle J.; MacPherson, Miller; More

Health Physics. 121(5):531-534, November 2021.

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Health Physics Society Prospectus

Health Physics Society Prospectus

Health Physics. 121(5):535, November 2021.

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Health Physics Society Affiliate Members

Health Physics Society Affiliate Members

Health Physics. 121(5):536, November 2021.

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Journal Info

November 2021, Vol. 121, Issue 5

Editor-in-Chief:
Brant A. Ulsh, PhD, CHP

ISSN: 0017-9078

Online ISSN: 1538-5159

Frequency: 12 issues / year

Impact Factor: 1.316

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NCI Cancer Risk Projection Study for the Trinity Nuclear Test

A study to estimate the radiation doses and associated range of excess cancer risk from the world’s first test of a nuclear weapon, conducted in 1945 and known as Trinity, was recently completed by a team of researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The findings are being published online on September 1, and will appear in the October 2020 print issue of Health Physics.

Introduction to the Trinity Nuclear Test Collection of Papers

Methods and Findings on Diet and Lifestyle Used to Support Estimation of Radiation Doses from Radioactive Fallout from the Trinity Nuclear Test

The Methodology Used to Assess Doses fromthe First NuclearWeapons Test (Trinity) to the Populations of New Mexico

Estimated Radiation Doses Received by New Mexico Residents from the 1945 Trinity Nuclear Test

Projected Cancer Risks to Residents of New Mexico from Exposure to Trinity Radioactive Fallout

The Likelihood of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Genetic Disease (Transgenerational Effects) from Exposure to Radioactive Fallout from the 1945 Trinity Atomic Bomb Test

Accounting for Unfissioned Plutonium from the Trinity Atomic Bomb Test

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Health Physics and Operational Radiation Safety Call for Papers!

In partnership with the Health Physics Society (HPS), WK-LWW is pleased to provide links to standards developed by the HPS and the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committees (ASCs), N13 and N43.

The N13 Committee is concerned with radiation protection (related to the use, testing, and measurement of radiation) of workers and the public. The N43 Committee is concerned with radiation protection of the radiation-producing equipment used in industrial and nonmedical research and development activities (excluding nuclear reactors).

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