Use of Radiation Detection, Measuring, and Imaging Instruments

Purpose

This page includes information and resources on assessing internal contamination, portable survey meters and portal monitors, and the Internal Contamination Assessment Tool (ICAT) software.

Gamma camera

Assessing internal contamination from intakes of radionuclides

  1. Instructions for Using Gamma Cameras to Assess Internal Contamination from Intakes of Radionuclides
  2. ASSESS, a Utility for Using Gamma Cameras to Assess Internal Contamination
  3. Supporting technical documents
    1. Part I: Feasibility Studies
    2. Part II: Field Tests and Monte Carlo Simulations Using Anthropomorphic Phantoms
    3. Part III: Field Tests and Monte Carlo Simulations of Philips SKYLight Gamma Camera
    4. Part IV: Field Tests and Monte Carlo Simulations of Response of Philips SKYLight Gamma Camera to 90Sr
    5. Part V: Calibration Factors for Gamma Cameras
    6. Part VI: Field Tests and Feasibility Studies of PET Scanners

Portable survey meters and portal monitors for initial screening and triage

ICAT is program to help radiation professionals use radiation measuring instruments to assess acute intakes of radionuclides.

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Content Source:
National Center for Environmental Health