Prepared by the Joint IAEA/WHO Secretariat of the SSDL Network Published semi-annually by the International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna
ISSN 1011-2669
No. 43 July 2000
IAEA/WHO NETWORK OF SECONDARY STANDARD DOSIMETRY LABORATORIES
EDITORIAL NOTE...1 SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE IAEA PROGRAMME
IN DOSIMETRY AND MEDICAL
RADIATION PHYSICS ...3 GUIDELINES FOR THE CALIBRATION OF LOW ENERGY
PHOTON SOURCES AND BETA-RAY
BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCES ...4 MONTE CARLO TRANSPORT IN RADIOTHERAPY -
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CONSULTANTS MEETING ...26 ANNOUNCEMENTS...41 COURSES AND MEETINGS TO BE HELD
DURING 2000 ...42 MEMBER LABORATORIES OF THE IAEA/WHO
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