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

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dc.contributor.advisor Hertel, Nolan E.
dc.contributor.author Abbasi, Zubair Hussain en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Howell, Rebecca
dc.contributor.committeeMember Wang, C-K Chris
dc.contributor.department Nuclear Engineering en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2007-03-27T18:19:55Z
dc.date.available 2007-03-27T18:19:55Z
dc.date.issued 2006-08-25 en_US
dc.description.abstract 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. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/14057
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Isotopes en_US
dc.subject Activity en_US
dc.subject Spectral analysis en_US
dc.subject Sodium iodide detector en_US
dc.subject RDD en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Weapons of mass destruction en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Terrorism en_US
dc.subject.lcsh National security en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Isotopes en_US
dc.title Identification and calculation of activity of unknown isotope from spectral analysis in a radiological dispersion device (RDD) incident en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Thesis
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local.contributor.advisor Hertel, Nolan E.
local.contributor.corporatename George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
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