ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Latest Magazine Issues
Feb 2026
Jul 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
March 2026
Nuclear Technology
February 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
January 2026
Latest News
NS Savannah soon open to the public
The world’s first nuclear-powered merchant ship, the NS Savannah, will have a public site visit in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday, February 21.
To register for the event and find up-to-date details on the event’s address, time, and more, click here.
A. Berdondini, M. Bettuzzi, R. Brancaccio, F. Casali, N. Lanconelli, M. P. Morigi
Nuclear Technology | Volume 168 | Number 1 | October 2009 | Pages 231-234
Phantoms | Special Issue on the 11th International Conference on Radiation Shielding and the 15th Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division (Part 1) / Radioisotopes | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A9131
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
In recent years there has been a growing demand from museums for computed tomography (CT) diagnostic measurements to be performed on famous artworks (sculptures and paintings) inside the museum itself in order to assess whether are they in good condition or need a restoration procedure. The problem of radioprotection becomes critical when the energy used in CT is high, as typically occurs in the case of CT measurements on sculptures, where linacs are used to produce the high-energy X-rays necessary to penetrate marble or metal. In this study we used Monte Carlo simulations in order to evaluate dose distribution inside a museum where a high-energy CT system is used for diagnostic measurements on a sculpture.