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The topics of this lecture will include: 1. Elemental Activation. 1.1 Nuclear reactions and activation. 1.2 Activation of the beam line component. 1.3 Air Activation Reactions. 2. Medical Cyclotrons. 2.a Self shielded Systems. 2.a.1 Ventilation and air changes. 2.a.2 Safety. 2.b Open Systems. 2.b.1 Shielding Calulation guidelines. 2.b.2 Ventilation and air changes: rules and references. 2.b.3 Safety. 3. Cyclotron Shielding Decommissioning.
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Calandrino, R. (2011). Installation Shielding in Cyclotron Facilities. In: Lemoigne, Y., Caner, A. (eds) Radiation Protection in Medical Physics. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0247-9_16
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