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Rise of radiation protection: science, medicine and technology in society, 1896--1935

Description: The history of radiation protection before World War II is treated as a case study of interactions between science, medicine, and technology. The fundamental concerns include the following: are how medical and technical decisions with social impacts are made under conditions of uncertainty; how social pressures are brought to bear on the development of science, medicine, and technology; what it means for medicine or technology to be scientific; why professional groups seek international coopera… more
Date: December 1, 1976
Creator: Serwer, D. P.
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Equipment and operations for preparing $sup 252$Cf neutron sources for interstitial cancer radiotherapy research

Description: The Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) is currently producing californium- 252 sources for a medical evaluation program in neutron radiotherapy. These sources provide an intense, tiny, neutron point source for cancer therapy research. Instead of using a large beam of neutrons from a reactor or accelerator for tumor treatments, the implantable $sup 252$Cf neutron source delivers a highly localized radiation dose within the tumor itself. The equipment design and operations for producing the sources,… more
Date: January 1, 1975
Creator: Walker, V.W.
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