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Radioactive materials, as sealed sources of ionizing radiation and as radioactive tracers, are used extensively throughout industry. The field of application is extremely wide: this book is concerned with the application of radioisotope techniques to process investigation on full-scale industrial plant. Our objective is to explore the many ways in which radioisotopes can be used to help industrial plant to operate more efficiently. Because of the sheer volume and diversity of radioisotope applications, a selective approach has been adopted. We have concentrated upon those applications which have proved to be the most useful in terms of economic benefit, realized either as savings or as improved production efficiency.
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Charlton, J.S. (1986). Radioisotopes in industry. In: Charlton, J.S. (eds) Radioisotope Techniques for Problem-Solving in Industrial Process Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4073-4_1
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