Re: Request for Historical Info

[rkathren@tricity.wsu.edu (Ron L. Kathren)]

Peter --

Handbook 59 is rather out of date.  Its title is "Permissible Dose from
External Sources of Ionizing Radiation".  It was published originally
September 24, 1954, as National Bureau of Standards Handbook 59.  NBS, of
course, is the forerunner of NIST.

Ron

>CAn anybody tell me the Title of NBS Handbook 59?  It is referenced
>in a College of American Pathologists [CAP] checklist as a radiation
>safety reference.  Actually they call it NIST Handbook 59 but I am
>assuming NBS is what they mean.  [For non US participants the National
>Bureau of Standards (NBS) was renamed the National Institute of Stan-
>dards and Technology (NIST) 5 or 10 years ago]
> 
>This brings up another question.  Am I right in assuming that the 
>practice of publishing NCRP Reports as NBS handbooks was stopped
>a good while ago, like the mid 60s?  I would be interested in a
>little historical background.  
> 
>Please respond to me directly by sending a new message to me
>@ vernig.peter@forum.va.gov unless you're sure your email system
>will not also send to the whole Radsafe Group in a R-eply or A-nswer.
> 
>Thanks
>Peter G. Vernig, VA Medical Center, Denver, CO USA
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