A comparison of the air kerma standards for Cs and Co gamma ray beams was performed between the NIST and the IAEA. Two reference class ionization chambers owned by the IAEA were used as part of this comparison and were calibrated at each facility. The calibration coefficients, NK, were determined for both chambers and in both gamma-ray beams. The measurements were performed at the IAEA and NIST...

The Radioactive Waste Safety Standards (RADWASS) programme follows the hierarchical categorization scheme used in the publications of IAEA Safety Series, as shown below: Safety Fundamentals (silver cover) Basic objectives, concepts and principles to ensure safety. Safety Standards (red cover) Basic requirements which must be satisfied to ensure safety for particular activities or applications a...

The Radioactive Waste Safety Standards (RADWASS) programme follows the hierarchical categorization scheme used in the publications of IAEA Safety Series, as shown below: Safety Fundamentals (silver cover) Basic objectives, concepts and principles to ensure safety. Safety Standards (red cover) Basic requirements which must be satisfied to ensure safety for particular activities or applications a...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Since 1969 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), together with the World Health Organization (WHO), has performed postal TLD audits to verify the calibration of radiotherapy beams in developing countries. MATERIALS AND METHODS A number of changes have recently been implemented to improve the efficiency of the IAEA/WHO TLD programme. The IAEA has increased the n...

The Radioactive Waste Safety Standards (RADWASS) programme follows the hierarchical categorization scheme used in the publications of IAEA Safety Series, as shown below: Safety Fundamentals (silver cover) Basic objectives, concepts and principles to ensure safety. Safety Standards (red cover) Basic requirements which must be satisfied to ensure safety for particular activities or applications a...

Under the terms of Article III of its Statute, the IAEA is authorized to establish standards of safety for protection against ionizing radiation and to provide for the application of these standards to peaceful nuclear activities. The regulatory related publications by means of which the IAEA establishes safety standards and measures are issued in the IAEA Safety Standards Series. This series c...

A comparison of air kerma-length product determinations for standard radiation qualities defined for use in computed tomography (CT) was performed between the PTB and the IAEA as EURAMET project #1327, registered in the KCDB as the EURAMET.RI(I)-S12 comparison. A pencil type reference-class ionization chamber of the IAEA and the three RQT beam qualities established according to the IEC standard...

The paper discusses the role of the IAEA in relation to the radiological protection of patients. Within the IAEA there are two major programmes which have an impact on the protection of the patient. Firstly, patient protection is part of the programme on radiation safety; secondly, the human health programme contains a number of activities related to quality assurance (QA), and these also contr...

Although the advantages of online δ(18)O analysis of organic compounds make its broad application desirable, researchers have encountered NO(+) isobaric interference with CO(+) at m/z 30 (e.g. (14)N(16)O(+), (12)C(18)O(+)) when analyzing nitrogenous substrates. If the δ(18)O value of inter-laboratory standards for substrates with high N:O value could be confirmed offline, these materials could ...