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Appendix B: Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
Pages 158-162

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... ALARA as low as (is) reasonably achievable ANSI American National Standards Institute AS&E American Science and Engineering, Inc.
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... FAT factory acceptance test FDA Food and Drug Administration HPS Health Physics Society HVL half-value layer ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection ICRU International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements interlocks Systems (devices or processes) used to prevent failure of a machine.
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... NCRP National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NRC National Research Council NURBS Non-Uniform Rational Basis Spline organ dose The absorbed dose averaged over an organ. Organ dose is measured in Gray.
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... Currently, there is no convincing evidence that non ionizing radiation can cause cancer, with few exceptions; for example, ultraviolet and skin cancer. RFP request for proposals SAT site acceptance test scan The operation necessary to produce one image (e.g., front view)
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... USAPHC U.S. Army Public Health Command
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