Re: Uses of radioactivity

["Mike Bohan" <mike.bohan@yale.edu>]

        Reply to:   RE>Uses of radioactivity

Mike, 

I would recommend these general resources which I find helpful, they're oldies
but goodies:

The Atomic Energy Deskbook, 1963, John F. Hogerton, Reinhold Publishing Corp.

Atomic Energy Encyclopedia in the Life Sciences, 1964, Charles W. Shilling,
Editor, W.B. Saunders Company

There both probably out of print now, but you may be able to find them in a good
library.  I got my copies from a university library withdrawn book sale for
$0.50/pound.  What a deal!  

They both contain a wealth of data that make them valuable references even to
this day.  The Deskbook was sponsored by the A.E.C. and has a foreword by Glenn
Seaborg.  The Encyclopedia was also sponsored by the A.E.C. and lists and
advisory committee of Elda E. Anderson, J. Newell Stannard, and Shields Warren,
among others.  I haven't seen any other comparable books in any recent
publications, but it would be a good idea for someone to update these two fine
editions.

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Date: 08/27/1997 10:25 AM
To: Mike Bohan
From: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu

Can someone suggest a good reference on industrial uses of radioactivity, and
how different methods work? Examples would be how a soil density/moisture gauge
works and is used, the principle and use of static eliminators on assembly
lines, et cetera. The uses I'm primarily seeking explanations for are industrial
and commercial uses, not laboratory or medical uses.

Suggestions, costs, and purchasing sources would be appreciated.

Incidentally, a reference like this might be of general interest in explaining
to the anti-nuclear crowd that the benefits of radioactive materials are not
limited to nuclear power plants, or even to medical uses.

Mike Broderick
MikeBinOK@aol.com