DESIGN STUDIES ON CESIUM-137 AS A SOURCE FOR HIGH LEVEL GAMMA IRRADIATORS. Quarterly Progress Report No. 1 covering the Period June 1 to August 31, 1959 | Zendy

L. Voyvodic | Zendy; C. A. Stone | Zendy

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DESIGN STUDIES ON CESIUM-137 AS A SOURCE FOR HIGH LEVEL GAMMA IRRADIATORS. Quarterly Progress Report No. 1 covering the Period June 1 to August 31, 1959

Author(s) -

L. Voyvodic,

C. A. Stone

Publication year - 1959

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/4198753

Subject(s) - caesium , dosimetry , radiation , radiochemistry , cobalt 60 , radioactive source , gamma irradiation , environmental science , gamma ray , nuclear engineering , irradiation , physics , nuclear physics , chemistry , nuclear medicine , engineering , medicine , optics , detector

A study was made of radiation physics problems involved in the design of high-level cesium-137 gamma sources. The radiation properties of cesium-137 sources are reviewed and design and dosimetry problems are discussed. The economics, efficiency, and dose distribution for material undergoing process irradiation were calculated. A comparison of cesium-137 with cobalt-60 gamma sources indicated that in the case of irradiators specifically designed for high efficiency of useful energy conversion, the performance of cesium-137 source material should be at least comparable to the performance of cobalt-60 source material. (C.H.

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