
Radiation Protection in the Health Sciences
(With Problem Solutions Manual)
- 324 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Radiation Protection in the Health Sciences
(With Problem Solutions Manual)
About this book
This book takes a very practical approach to radiation protection and presents very readable information for anyone working in the radiation field or with radioactive material. Offering information rarely found elsewhere, the authors describe in detail both the basic principles and practical implementation recommendations of radiation protection. Each chapter includes self-assessment review questions and problems, with answers provided, to help readers master important information. Coupled with a teacher's manual, this book is highly suitable as an undergraduate text for students preparing for careers as X-ray, radiation oncology, or nuclear medicine technologists. It can also be used as a reference for residents in radiology and radiation oncology, medical personnel, or anyone working with radioactive materials such as those involved in homeland security/emergency services, or employed at a nuclear power plant.
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Table of contents
- Preface
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Fundamental Concepts
- Chapter 2 Detectors
- Chapter 3 Units Associated with Radiation Protection
- Chapter 4 Biological Effects and Effective/Equivalent Dose Limits
- Chapter 5 Common Survey and Calibration Instruments
- Chapter 6 Personnel Monitors
- Chapter 7 Practical Means of Radiation Protection
- Chapter 8 Principles Governing Specific Devices: Good Working Habits
- Chapter 9 Radionuclides and the Law
- Chapter 10 Shielding from External Radiation
- Chapter 11 Internal Dosimetry
- Chapter 12 Absorbed Dose from External Photons
- Appendix A The Units of Physics
- Appendix B The Roentgen and the Rad
- Appendix C Logarithms
- Appendix D Greek Alphabet
- Glossary
- References
- Answers to Problems
- Index