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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26121.
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Appendix C

Acronyms and Abbreviations

ASTRO American Society for Radiation Oncology
AUT automated ultrasonic testing
CDRH Center for Devices and Radiological Health
CIRP Cesium Irradiator Replacement Project
CNS James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
CNSC Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CRCPD Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors
CRP Coordinated Research Project
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DOE Department of Energy
DOT Department of Transportation
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EtO ethylene oxide
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FPXS Flat Panel X-ray Source
GAO Government Accountability Office
GARS Group on Alternatives to High-Activity Radioactive Sources
GDP gross domestic product
GTCC Greater-Than-Class-C
HDR high dose rate
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26121.
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IGRT image-guided radiotherapy
IMRT intensity-modulated radiotherapy
ITDB Incident and Tracking Database
kerma kinetic energy released per unit mass
LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory
linac linear accelerator
LMIC low- and middle-income country
LVS License Verification System
LWD logging while drilling
NDT nondestructive testing
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NMR nuclear magnetic resonance
NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration
NRC National Research Council
NSTC National Science and Technology Council
NSTS National Source Tracking System
NTI Nuclear Threat Initiative
ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORS Office of Radiological Security
OSRP Off-Site Source Recovery Program
PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
R&D research and development
RADLOT Radiation Source Location Tracking
RBE relative biological effectiveness
RDD radiological dispersal device
RIDL Release of Insects carrying a Dominant Lethal
RTG radioisotope thermoelectric generator
SAL sterility assurance level
SBIR Small Business Innovation Research
SCAR Small Controlled Area Radiography
SCATR Source Collection and Threat Reduction program
SIT sterile insect technique
SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts
SRS stereotactic radiosurgery
SSTS Sealed Source Tracking System
STTR Small Business Technology Transfer
TA-GvHD transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease
TRL Technology Readiness Level
UNSCEAR United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
U.S. NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26121.
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VSL value of statistical life
WBL Web-Based Licensing
WHO World Health Organization
WINS World Institute for Nuclear Security
WIPP Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26121.
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Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies assesses the status of medical, research, sterilization, and other commercial applications of radioactive sources and alternative (nonradioisotopic) technologies in the United States and internationally. Focusing on Category 1, 2, and 3 sources, this report reviews the current state of these sources by application and reviews the current state of existing technologies on the market or under development that are or could be used to replace radioisotopic technologies in those applications. Radioactive Sources will support existing and future activities under the National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Radiological Security program to reduce the use of high-risk radiological materials in commercial applications.

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