Published May 1969
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Radiation Protection Service in Ceylon
- 1. Radiation Protection Service of Ceylon, Cancer Institute, Maharagama, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
- 2. Radioisotope Centre, University of Ceylon, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
- 3. Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Ceylon, Peradeniya, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Description
The main application of radiation in Ceylon is in medicine, both diagnostic and therapeutic. About 40 government hospitals have a total of 120 diagnostic X-ray installations. The Cancer Hospital at Maharagama represents the only therapy installation on the island, and possesses three deep X-ray therapy units, one superficial X-ray unit and two cobalt-60 units. It also has facilities for the use of radium and iodine-131 in therapy. In addition, radioisotopes are used for diagnosis at this institute. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- IAEA
- Imprint Place
- Vienna (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA))
- Imprint Title
- Radiation protection monitoring. Proceedings of a regional seminar for Asia and the Far East on radiation protection monitoring
- Imprint Pagination
- 573 p.
- Series
- Proceedings Series
- Journal Page Range
- p. 437-438
- ISSN
- 0074-1884
Conference
- Title
- Regional seminar for Asia and the Far East on radiation protection monitoring
- Dates
- 9-13 Dec 1968
- Place
- Bombay (India)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44055209
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COBALT 60; HOSPITALS; IODINE 131; IRRADIATION PLANTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; SRI LANKA; X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BUILDINGS; COBALT ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISLANDS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; TESTING; THERAPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- IAEA-SM--114/47