DOE Core Handbook

DOE-HDBK-1122-2009 (CN-1)

Read all 13 modules of DOE-HDBK-1122-2009, the Core training handbook for Radiological Control Technicians. This digital edition has 318 pages and keeps the printed page labels, so a reference such as 1.11-14 takes you straight to that page.

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1.01
Basic Mathematics and Algebra
52 pages
1.02
Unit Analysis & Conversion
30 pages
1.03
Physical Sciences
22 pages
1.04
Nuclear Physics
14 pages
1.05
Sources of Radiation
15 pages
1.06
Radioactivity and Radioactive Decay
42 pages
1.07
Interaction of Radiation with Matter
28 pages
1.08
Biological Effects of Radiation
20 pages
1.09
Radiological Protection Standards
13 pages
1.10
ALARA
10 pages
1.11
External Exposure Control
20 pages
1.12
Internal Exposure Control
14 pages
1.13
Radiation Detector Theory
38 pages
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