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Applied Radiation and Isotopes 63 (2005) 527
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This is the eighth conference of the series on
Applications of Nuclear Techniques organized bien-
nially on the island of Crete, Greece, and emphasizing
selected areas of nuclear applications. Each time, the
topics to be discussed at the conference are decided after
consultation with a number of colleagues throughout
the world nuclear community. This year as in the
previous conference, because of the terrorist acts against
civilians, more emphasis was placed in presentations on
developing or refining nuclear techniques for non-
intrusive inspection of packages, containers, buildings,
etc. Along with the development of methodology in this
direction, further development of detectors, neutron
generators, X-ray and g-ray dosimeters, and fast nuclearelectronics have been given a new impetus. Several of
these topics were covered at the conference, as well as
developments in other areas of X-ray and nuclear
applications.
The papers in this volume reflect the topics discussed
at the conference, which were:
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Detection of landmines and weapons of massdestruction.
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Nuclear gauges.�
Dosimetry/Detectors.�
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X-ray/Nuclear applications.
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Nuclear non-proliferation.�
Radioactive beams/Isotopes.�
Nuclear waste assay.The papers are arranged in this volume according to
the order of the above topics. All manuscripts were peer
reviewed prior to publication. We wish to extend our
appreciation to all the conference participants that acted
as reviewers for their careful and timely effort.
In closing, we wish to express our appreciation to the
distinguished colleagues worldwide for their advice and
guidance in choosing topics and speakers.
Cheryl Lim
Principal Research Scientist,
On-Line Analysis and Control, CSIRO Minerals,
PMB 5, Menai, NSW 2234, Australia
E-mail address: [email protected]
George Vourvopoulos
Senior Scientist, SAIC, 16701 West Bernardo Drive,
San Diego, California 92127, USA
E-mail address: [email protected]