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Identification and calculation of activity of unknown isotope from spectral analysis in a radiological dispersion device (RDD) incident

In an event of a radiological dispersion device (RDD) detonated by terrorists in a high population density area, the hospitals and other medical facilities will be overwhelmed by people who may or may not have been contaminated by radioactivity. Under such circumstances, it would be desirable to identify people who have inhaled radioactive particles and direct them immediately for further treatment. A portable 3 by 3 NaI detector, which is widely available at most universities, was studied as a tool to identify and calculate the activity of unknown radioisotopes for such an RDD event.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:GATECH/oai:smartech.gatech.edu:1853/14057
Date25 August 2006
CreatorsAbbasi, Zubair Hussain
PublisherGeorgia Institute of Technology
Source SetsGeorgia Tech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format10757413 bytes, application/pdf

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