This article describes trends in nuclear medicine in the developing world as noted by nuclear medicine professionals at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The trends identified are based on data gathered from several sources, including information gathered through a database maintained by the IAEA; evaluation of country program frameworks of various IAEA Member States; personal inte...

BACKGROUND The IAEA colony is the only one available for mass rearing of Glossina pallidipes, a vector of human and animal African trypanosomiasis in eastern Africa. This colony is the source for Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs in East Africa. The source population of this colony is unclear and its genetic diversity has not previously been evaluated and compared to field populations. ...

FOREWORD This report presents an overview of the activities of the Extrabudgetary Programme (EBP) on the Safety of WWER and RBMK Nuclear Power Plants during the period 1990-1998. The Programme background, its objectives and its scope are described in Sections 1 and 2. The report focuses on the wide scope of the activities aimed at identifying safety deficiencies, ranking their safety importance...

Four methodologies were evaluated for quantifying kilovoltage cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) dose: the Cone-Beam Dose Index (CBDI), IAEA Report 5 recommended methodology (IAEA), the AAPM Task Group 111 methodology (TG111), and the current dose metric; the Computed Tomography Dose Index (CTDI) on two commercial Varian cone-beam CT imaging systems; the Clinac iX On-Board Imager (OBI); and t...

Factors contributing to the proliferation resistance of CANDU reactors are examined, from the point of view of both intrinsic design features (related primarily to fuel cycle details and operational requirements), and extrinsic measures (primarily IAEA safeguards). It is shown how the technical features of CANDU reactors and fuel cycle, in most cases derived from the fundamental physics of heav...

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Phosphate rock, raw material used to produce fertilizers, due its composition can be a source of metals, radionuclides and other traces. The application phosphate fertilizers redistribute increase the concentrations both metals in soiland water profiles, influencing their availability subsequent transfer food chain. Knowing proportion this is essential implications it have on human animal healt...

during the past years, special emphasis was put on medical preparedness in the event of radiological or nuclear emergencies. novin medical radiation institute (nmri) encouraged and supported the national authorities to enhance their cooperation in improving medical response to radiation accident. nmri in cooperation with international atomic energy agency (iaea) and atomic energy organization o...

FOREWORD This guidance has been developed for use in the IAEA's Safety Culture Services, which provides support to Member States in their efforts to develop a sound safety culture of their organizations. It will be of particular use in seminars and training workshops that are part of these services. Much of the information in this publication reflects the approach the IAEA has adopted to assist...

FOREWORD As any industry, nuclear industry generates a diverse range of waste which has to be managed in a safe manner to be acceptable to the public and the environment. The cost of waste management, the risks to the public and employees, and the detriment to the environment are dependent on the quantity and radioactive content of the waste generated. Waste minimization is a necessary activity...