Published December 20, 1990
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Journal article
Induced radioactivity from industrial radiation processing
Creators
- 1. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, ON (Canada). Chalk River Nuclear Labs.
Description
Analytic expressions are developed for quantitative analysis of radioactivity induced by radiation processing of products with electrons or photons. These expressions provide reasonable estimates of induced activity much faster than Monte Carlo simulations. Analysis of radioactivity from processing of meat with 10 MeV electrons shows an induced activity of less than 10 mBq/(kgkGy) just after irradiation. This is 4 orders of magnitude less than the natural background activity of about 100 Bq/kg found in meat. Five days after processing the induced activity will reduce by a factor of 300. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A
- Journal Volume
- 299
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Series
- Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A.
- Journal Page Range
- 656-660
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAE
Conference
- Title
- Radiation measurements and applications.
- Acronym
- 7. symposium on X-ray and gamma-ray sources and applications
- Dates
- 21-24 May 1990.
- Place
- Ann Arbor, MI (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 22043607
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BERYLLIUM 9 TARGET; BETA-MINUS DECAY; CAPTURE; CARBON 13 TARGET; DE-EXCITATION; DEUTERIUM TARGET; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON REACTIONS; ELECTRONS; EXCITATION; EXCITED STATES; FOOD PROCESSING; GAMMA DECAY; GAMMA RADIATION; INELASTIC SCATTERING; IRRADIATION; ISOMERIC NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITIONS; KNOCK-OUT REACTIONS; MERCURY 199; MEV RANGE 01-10; NEUTRON REACTIONS; NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD; OXYGEN 17 TARGET; PHOTON BEAMS; PHOTONEUTRONS; PHOTONS; PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOACTIVITY; SODIUM 24; ZINC 69
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYON REACTIONS; BARYONS; BEAMS; BETA DECAY; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BOSONS; DECAY; DIRECT REACTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY RANGE; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FERMIONS; HADRON REACTIONS; HADRONS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LEPTON BEAMS; LEPTON REACTIONS; LEPTONS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MERCURY ISOTOPES; MEV RANGE; MILLISEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON REACTIONS; NUCLEONS; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTONUCLEONS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SCATTERING; SODIUM ISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; TARGETS; ZINC ISOTOPES