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  • Potassium iodide versus N95 masks : an effectiveness comparison

    Creator:
    Stricker, Adam
    Abstract:
    The thyroid is an organ at risk during a radiological release involving a nuclear power plant due to the radioactive iodine released into the atmosphere. Potassium iodide tablets are commonly used to protect the thyroid during radioactive iodine exposure. Seventeen states currently provide potassium iodide to the public before an...
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    Masters Thesis
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ Kathryn Higley The thyroid is an

  • Beehive model creation for use in determining radiation dose to beeswax and bee larvae

    Creator:
    Jia, Junwei
    Abstract:
    Honeybees and honey combs are good indicators of environmental contamination and can be important for dose calculations. In the event of reactor accidents and nuclear weapon testing, the released radioactive materials are likely to be transported through various environmental pathways as well as by humans and animals, including bees. Due...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Kathryn A. Higley

  • Creation and Application of Voxelized Dosimetric Models : An Evaluation of Dose Conversion Factor in Apis Mellifera

    Creator:
    Gomez Fernandez, Mario Enrique
    Abstract:
    Over the past decade the International Commission on Radiological Protection has developed a comprehensive approach to environmental protection that includes the use of Reference Animals and Plants (RAPs) to assess radiological impacts on the environment. For the purposes of calculating radiation dose, the RAPs are approximated as simple shapes that...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : _______________________________________________________________ Kathryn A. Higley Over the past decade the International Commission on Radiological

  • Analysis of Carbon-14 Transport from a Contaminated Groundwater Source

    Creator:
    Napier, Jonathan Bamberger
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    Radioecology observes the movement of radioactive isotopes throughout the environment. For radioecology, locations of study are limited to areas accidentally contaminated from a number of sources. The Chalk River Laboratories of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited have stored low level waste since the mid 1940s. In certain instances, the wastes...
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    Dissertation
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    Abstract approved: Kathryn A, Higley Radioecology observes the movement of radioactive isotopes

  • Blood-based gene expression as a biodosimetry model for neuroblastoma patients treated with ¹³¹I-mIBG

    Creator:
    Edmondson, David A.
    Abstract:
    Internal dosimetry is challenging and relies on estimates using MIRD or ICRP biokinetic models. To address this, we looked at gene expression analysis in whole blood from radiotherapy patients. Patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma who received ¹³¹I-mIBG at UCSF were used to correlate internal ionizing radiation (IR) dose with...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ Kathryn A. Higley Internal dosimetry is challenging and relies on estimates using MIRD or

  • Biological remediation strategy for immobilizing Ag-110m and Cs-134 in soils

    Creator:
    Whitlow, Jesse Lynn
    Abstract:
    After contamination of soil in Japan due to the Fukushima Daiichi accident, there has been an increased interest in remediation of radiologically contaminated land. This study investigated the efficacy of a new biological remediation technology developed by Earthfort, an Oregon based company to hold radionuclides at the soil surface. Cesium-134...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : __________________________________________________________________ Kathryn A. Higley After contamination of soil in Japan due to the Fukushima Daiichi

  • Quantification of dry concentration factor for Cs-134 in marine diatom Thalassiosira Weissflogii

    Creator:
    Krzyaniak, Nathan Anthony
    Abstract:
    The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011 made it apparent that releases of fission products to marine environments is a very real possibility. Additional data on the movement of material through marine environments can be used by radioecology personnel to assist with both ecosystem protection as well as environmental cleanup...
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    Masters Thesis
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    approved: Kathryn A. Higley The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011 made it apparent

  • Site specific reference person parameters and derived concentration standards for the Savannah River site

    Creator:
    Stone, Daniel K.
    Abstract:
    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Order 458.1 states that the compliance with the DOE annual dose limit of 1 mSv (100 mrem) to a member of the public may be demonstrated by calculating dose to the maximally exposed individual (MEI) or to a representative person. Historically, the MEI concept...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Concentration Standards for the Savannah River Site Abstract approved: Kathryn A. Higley

  • Medical radionuclides and their impurities in wastewater

    Creator:
    Hay, Tristan Ryan
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    NCRP report No.160 states that medical exposure increased to nearly half of the total radiation exposure of the U.S. population from all sources in 2006 (NCRP 2009). Part of this increase in exposure is due to the rise in nuclear medicine procedures. With this observed growth in medical radionuclide usage,...
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    Dissertation
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    : Kathryn A. Higley NCRP report No.160 states that medical exposure increased to nearly half of the

  • Uranium Uptake for Capsicum Annuum in Various Growing Conditions

    Creator:
    Parson, Jenelle E.
    Abstract:
    Uranium is naturally radioactive and commonly found in water, soil, and rock. It can occur in elevated concentrations due to the presence of ore bearing bodies and be concentrated through human activities. This research focuses on uranium uptake for Capsicum annuum for three growing conditions. These include a set of...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis