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Title: The US Public Health Service`s radioactive materials program

Conference ·
OSTI ID:539259

This review concentrates primarily on the U.S. Public Health Service`s radiological health programs that are related to the use of radium in medicine. The history of program development is given, with a focus on legal and regulatory aspects. Federal and state cooperative actions are outlined, including congressional radium hearings, National Advisory Committee on Radiation, and Federal Radiation Council rulings. Problems associated with the medical use of radium, such as contamination and disposal, are also described. 30 refs.

OSTI ID:
539259
Report Number(s):
CONF-9605260-; TRN: 97:019028
Resource Relation:
Conference: 28. annual national conference on radiation control, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 5-8 May 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 28th Annual national conference on radiation control; PB: 376 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English