Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
Mosby (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 30. April 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-8151-2896-0 (ISBN)
Description
This new full-colour edition has been revised and expanded to present the most accurate and up-to-date information on the subject of radiation protection. This third edition continues to offer instruction to the student radiographer on the principles of radiation protection and the safe administration of radiation for the purposes of diagnosis and therapy. In addition to providing the most current facts available regarding personnel and patient safety procedures, new information includes shielding requirements, more data on high-dose fluoroscopy and CT and CT doses, more historical examples of radiation testing, and an update on Chernobyl and Hiroshima survivors, plus more.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
125 illus
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8151-2896-0 (9780815128960)
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Previous edition
Mary A. Sherer | etc. | P.J. Visconti
Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
Book
05/1993
2nd Edition
Mosby
€46.00
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Content
1. Introduction to Radiation Protection 2. Radiation Quantities and Units 3. Basic Interactions of X-Radiation with Matter 4. Overview of Cell Biology 5. Radiation Biology 6. Protection of the Patient During Diagnostic Radiologic Procedures 7. Protecting Occupationally Exposed Personnel During Diagnostic Radiologic Procedures 8. Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation 9. Radiation Monitoring