Download or read book Proceedings of the Fifth Meeting of the Task Force on Shielding Aspects of Accelerators, Targets and Irradiation Facilities written by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and published by Paris, France : Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. This book was released on 2001 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last 50 years particle accelerators have evolved from simple devices to powerful machines, and will continue to have an important impact on research, technology and lifestyle. Today, they cover a wide range of applications, from television and computer displays in households to investigating the origin and structure of matter. It has become common practice to use particle accelerators for material science and medical applications. In recent years, requirements from new technological and research applications have emerged, giving rise to new radiation shielding aspects and problems. These workshop proceedings review recent progress in radiation shielding of accelerator facilities, evaluating advancements and discussing further developments needed with respect to international co-operation in this field.