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AAHP
– American Academy of Health Physicists
AAPM - American Association of Physicists in Medicine
ABHP – American Board of health Physics
ABIH – American Board of Industrial Hygiene
AAPM - American Association of Physicists in Medicine
AEA - Atomic Energy Act
ALARA - As Low As Reasonably Achievable
ALI - Annual Limit on Intake
AMA - American Medical Association
Anti-C - Anti-Contamination Clothing
ANS - American Nuclear Society
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
ARM - Area Radiation Monitor
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B |
BEIR - Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
Bq - Becquerel
BWR - Boiling Water Reactor
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C |
CAM - Continuous Air Monitor
CDC - Center for Disease Control
CDE - Committed Dose Equivalent
CEDE - Committed Effective Dose Equivalent
CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
CHP – Certified Health Physicist
CPM - Counts Per Minute
CRCPD - Conference of Continuous Wave
Cs - Cesium
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D |
D&D – Decontamination and Decommissioning
DHS – U.S. Department of Homeland Security
DOD - U.S. Department of Defense
DOE - U.S. Department of Energy
DOH - U.S. Department of Health
DOT - U.S. Department of Transportation
dpm - Disintegrations Per Minute
ORP - Office of Radiation Protection
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E |
EHP - Environmental Health Program
EHS – Environmental Health and Safety
EOC - Emergency Operations Center
EOF - Emergency Operations Facility
EOP - Emergency Operating Procedure
EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPRI – Electric Power Research Institiute
EPZ - Emergency Planning Zone
ERDO - Emergency Response Duty Officer
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F |
FDA – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
FUSRAP – Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
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G |
GM - Geiger-Mueller
Gy - Gray
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H |
HAZMAT - Hazardous Material
HLW - High Level Waste
HP - Health Physicist
HPS - Health Physics Society
HSO – Health and Safety Officer
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I |
I - Iodine
IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
ICNIRP - International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
ICRP - International Commission on Radiological Protection
ICRU - International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IH – Industrial Hygienist
IND - improvised nuclear device
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J |
JIC - Joint Information Center
JOC - Joint Operation Center
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K |
KeV - Kilo Electron Volts
KI - Potassium Iodide
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L |
LEG - Low-Energy Gamma
LLD - Lower Limit of Detection
LLW - Low Level Waste
LSC - Liquid Scintillation Counter
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M |
m – Meter
mCi - microCurie
mrem - millirem
mR - milliRoentgen
mRad - millirad
mSv – millisievert
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N |
NaI - Sodium Iodide
NARM - Nuclear Accelerator Produced Radioactive Materials
nCi - nanoCurie
NCRP - National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
NIOSH – National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
NORM - Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials
NPP – Nuclear Power Plant
NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRRPT – National Registry of Radiological Protection Technologists
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O |
ORP - Office of Radiation Protection
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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P |
PRM – Process Radiation Monitor
PWR - Pressurized Water Reactor
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R |
R - Roentgen
Rad - Radiological Absorbed Dose
RADCON - Radiological Control
RAM - Radioactive Material
RBE - Relative Biological Effectiveness
RDD - Radiological Dispersal Device
RED - Radiation Exposure Device
rem - Roentgen Equivalent Man
RHP - Radiation Health Physicist
RRS - Radiation Research Society
RSNA - Radiological Society of North America
RSO – Radiation Safety Officer
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S |
SI - International System of Units
SNF - Spent Nuclear Fuel
Sr - Strontium
Sv – Sievert
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T |
TEDE - Total Effective Dose Equivalent
TLD - Thermoluminescent Dosimeter
TVD - Tenth-Value Distance
TVL - Tenth-Value Layer
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U |
UNSCEAR - United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
USDOT – U.S. Department of Transportation
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W |
WIPP - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
WL - Working Level
WMD - Weapon of Mass Destruction
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Z |
Z – Atomic Number