Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies (2021)
Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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"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.
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.
| 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.
| 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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