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... The National Academies appointed an expert committee to carry out the study and prepare a technical report. The committee used a previous National Academies report on the same topic2 as a baseline to assess developments in adoption of alternative technologies to radioactive sources.
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... • Prioritizing funding for research and development projects that aim to develop alternatives to use of radioactive sources in applications where there are currently no acceptable nonradioisotopic alternative technologies. • Supporting equivalency studies for replacing radioactive sources and adopting an alternative technology.
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Key Terms

  • alternative technologies
  • replacing radioactive
  • required resources
  • administration office
  • assess developments

  • local infrastructure
  • consider stochastic
  • patient care
  • energy agency
  • support existing

  • equivalency studies
  • radiological materials
  • cancer therapy
  • source categories
  • security administration

  • source categorization
  • adopting alternative
  • sources continue
  • negative effects
  • radiological security

  • unintended negative
  • managed safely
  • national nuclear
  • suitable replacement
  • socioeconomic consequences

  • alternative technology
  • nonradioisotopic alternative
  • replacement technology
  • expert committee
  • viable options


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