ANSTO Publications Online

Welcome to the ANSTO Institutional Repository known as APO.

The APO database has been migrated to version 7.5. The functionality has changed, but the content remains the same.

ANSTO Publications Online is a digital repository for publications authored by ANSTO staff since 2007. The Repository also contains ANSTO Publications, such as Reports and Promotional Material. ANSTO publications prior to 2007 continue to be added progressively as they are in identified in the library. ANSTO authors can be identified under a single point of entry within the database. The citation is as it appears on the item, even with incorrect spelling, which is marked by (sic) or with additional notes in the description field.

If items are only held in hardcopy in the ANSTO Library collection notes are being added to the item to identify the Dewey Call number: as DDC followed by the number.

APO will be integrated with the Research Information System which is currently being implemented at ANSTO. The flow on effect will be permission to publish, which should allow pre-prints and post prints to be added where content is locked behind a paywall. To determine which version can be added to APO authors should check Sherpa Romeo. ANSTO research is increasingly being published in open access due mainly to the Council of Australian University Librarians read and publish agreements, and some direct publisher agreements with our organisation. In addition, open access items are also facilitated through collaboration and open access agreements with overseas authors such as Plan S.

ANSTO authors are encouraged to use a CC-BY licence when publishing open access. Statistics have been returned to the database and are now visible to users to show item usage and where this usage is coming from.

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Transport of radioactive materials
(Australian Nuclear Science and Technolgy Organisation, 1990-09) Rolland, JM
It is estimated that around 500 million packages of potentially hazardous materials are transported throughout the world each year. This range of materials includes corrosives, flammable gases, flammable liquids, poisons, oxidisers and explosives. Our everyday life depends on the routine transport of these materials and we intuitively accept the small risk associated with their distribution. Radioactive materials represent one other type of potentially hazardous material. Several tens of millions of packages of radioactive material are transported throughout the world annually. Around 90% of these packages contain only small quantities of radioisotopes, mainly for medical purposes. Most of the remaining 10% contain radioisotopes for industrial and research purposes. Shipments of nuclear fuel cycle materials represent only a few percent of the radioactive packages transported. The number of shipments of radioactive materials will continue to increase by about 10% each year as the medical, industrial and research uses of radioisotopes are more widely applied as a nuclear fuel cycle activities increase. About 50,000 packages of radioactive materials are transported annually within Australia. Of this number, Ansto ships over 20,000 packages each year to all main cities in Australia and to regional countries. The vast majority of these shipments constitute radiopharmaceuticals for medical diagnostic purposes. About 75% of the shipments made by Ansto are by air and 25% by road to destinations within the Sydney area.
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The Site and High Field βNMR Properties of 8Li+ Implanted in α-Al2O3
(IOP Publishing, 2023-03-01) MacFarlane, WA; Shenton, JK; Salman, Z; Chatzichristos, A; Cortie, DL; Dehn, M; Fujimoto, D; Karner, VL; Kiefl, RF; Koumoulis, D; Levy, CDP; McFadden, RML; McKenzie, I; Morris, GD; Pearson, MR; Stachura, M; Ticknor, JO
We present high (> 2 T) magnetic field βNMR measurements of 8Li+ implanted in single crystals of sapphire, a commonly used backing material for other samples. From the well-resolved quadrupolar splitting, we extract the electric field gradient (EFG) at the implanted 8Li+ site. Comparison with supercell density functional theory calculations of the EFG allows us to identify the octahedral interstitial site as the most likely candidate. In contrast to the zero field βNQR spectra, where multiple singals are detected, only a single site is evident at high field. We discuss possible explanations for this discrepancy. The spin lattice relaxation is extremely slow (1/T1 < 0.02 s−1 ) over a broad temperature range from 4 to 300 K, demonstrating that cross relaxation with the 27Al nuclear spins is quenched in such high magnetic fields.
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Development of a modular ceramic knee prosthesis
(Humana Press, 2000) Payten, WM; Ben-Nissan, B
Degenerative joint disease, recognized as an increasing problem for society, is a direct result of an aging population (1). When patients present with joint pain, their primary concern is the relief of pain and return to a mobile life style. This often requires replacement of skeletal parts, such as hips, knees, elbows, finger joints, shoulder, and teeth, or fusion of vertebrae, and repair or augmentation of the jaw and bones of the skull. The result is a current worldwide orthopedic market valued at over $5 billion; joint replacement represents 68% of this market. The demand for knee replacements is increasing at approx 17%/yr, with some 300,000 knee joints replaced each year in the United States alone (2). This increase results in part from increased confidence in using such prostheses. Unfortunately, results do not reinforce this confidence: Long-term clinical results are scattered (3), and, although the overall rate of failure is reasonably low, it remains unacceptable. A further complication arises because the increase in younger patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may well lead to a higher incidence of eventual failure. © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000
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Design of H-knee: a modular ceramic total knee replacement prosthesis
(Australasian Ceramic Society, 1988-09) Payten, WM; Ben-Nissan, B
Degenerative joint disease, recognized as an increasing problem for society, is a direct result of an aging population. When patients present with joint pain, their primary concern is the relief of pain and return to a mobile life style. This often requires replacement of skeletal parts, such as hips, knees, elbows, finger joints, shoulder, and teeth, or fusion of vertebrae, and repair or augmentation of the jaw and bones of the skull. The result is a current worldwide orthopedic market valued at over $5 billion; joint replacement represents 68% of this market. The demand for knee replacements is increasing at approximately 17%/ p.a., with some 300,000 knee joints replaced each year in the United States alone. This increase results in part from increased confidence in using such prostheses. Unfortunately, results do not reinforce this confidence: Long-term clinical results are scattered, and, although the overall rate of failure is reasonably low, it remains unacceptable. A further complication arises because the increase in younger patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may well lead to a higher incidence of eventual failure.
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Trials and tribulations of communicating ionising radiation to the public - 30 years of reflection
(Australiasian Radiation Protection Society, 2012-10-16) McCarthy, L
Thirty years working in the field of nuclear medicine, confronted with attitudes and beliefs of both fact and fiction regarding risks posed with radiation has been an interesting challenge. Communicating radiation risks, alleviating fear and the benefits of the field of nuclear medicine requires it to be related to a wide variety of public groups or persons for many different reasons, for example; Why nuclear medicine is a worthwhile procedure and we need a reactor in Australia Why do I need to be injected with a radioactive substance and how is that safe Apprehensive nursing staff having to care for a person treated with high doses of radioactive Iodine Why choose a career in Nuclear Medicine Anti-nuclear activists Why can't I just say 1m injecting a dye, like they do in radiography Healthcare 8 radiation protection professionals, and members of the public have the opportunity to break down the barriers and bridge the gap associated with the common misconceptions and fears related to the radiation involved in nuclear medicine, if the information is relayed with simple clarity and honesty. The presentation reviews the trials and tribulations of working with industry and community groups to break down these misconceptions and gain public support in various facets —such as a career, undertaking a diagnostic procedure, caring for a patient and support for a nuclear reactor. The presentation will review the success and pitfalls of pamphlets, videos, forums, training materials, various media and modalities utilised to communicate radiation risks to various groups and or persons.