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Health physics and radiological health /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Johnson, Thomas E., 1964-, Birky, Brian Kent, Shleien, B. (Bernard)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2012]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Medical physics.
Medical radiology.
Health Physics.
Radiation Dosage.
Radiation Protection.
Electronic books.
Ebooks.
Radiology, Medical.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Estimates of radiation doses from various sources of exposure
  • Commonly used units, signs, symbols, conversion factors, and constants
  • Rules-of-thumb as 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
  • Ionizing radiation bioeffects and risks
  • Non-ionizing radiation.