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Handbook of health physics and radiological health /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Shleien, B. (Bernard), Slaback, Lester A., Birky, Brian Kent
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, [1998]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Health Physics > Tables.
Radiation Dosage > Tables.
Radiation Protection > Tables.
Table of Contents:
  • Estimates of radiation doses from various sources of exposure
  • Commonly used units, signs, symbols, conversion factors and constants
  • Rules-of-thumb and useful equations
  • Standards and guidances for limiting ionizing radiation exposure
  • Interaction of radiation with matter
  • Exposure and shielding from external radiation
  • Neutron production, shielding and activation
  • Radionuclide data
  • Radiation measurement instruments
  • Patient doses in the healing arts.
  • Operational health physics
  • Bioassay and radiobiological data
  • Radiation dosimetry
  • Nuclear transportation including shipment of low-level waste
  • Ionizing radiation bioeffects and risks
  • Non-ionizing radiation
  • Glossaries
  • Ionizing radiation
  • Light and lasers
  • Definitions of quality assurance terms
  • Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.