
An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine
CRC Press
1st Edition
Published on 13. March 2008
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-1-58488-964-9 (ISBN)
Description
Combining facets of health physics with medicine, An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine covers the background of the subject and the medical situations where radiation is the tool to diagnose or treat human disease. Encouraging newcomers to the field to properly and efficiently function in a versatile and evolving work setting, it familiarizes them with the particular problems faced during the application of ionizing radiation in medicine.
The text builds a fundamental knowledge base before providing practical descriptions of radiation safety in medicine. It covers basic issues related to radiation protection, including the physical science behind radiation protection and the radiobiological basis of radiation protection. The text also presents operational and managerial tools for organizing radiation safety in a medical workplace. Subsequent chapters form the core of the book, focusing on the practice of radiation protection in different medical disciplines. They explore a range of individual uses of ionizing radiation in various branches of medicine, including radiology, nuclear medicine, external beam radiotherapy, and brachytherapy.
With contributions from experienced practicing physicists, this book provides essential information about dealing with radiation safety in the rapidly shifting and diverse environment of medicine.
The text builds a fundamental knowledge base before providing practical descriptions of radiation safety in medicine. It covers basic issues related to radiation protection, including the physical science behind radiation protection and the radiobiological basis of radiation protection. The text also presents operational and managerial tools for organizing radiation safety in a medical workplace. Subsequent chapters form the core of the book, focusing on the practice of radiation protection in different medical disciplines. They explore a range of individual uses of ionizing radiation in various branches of medicine, including radiology, nuclear medicine, external beam radiotherapy, and brachytherapy.
With contributions from experienced practicing physicists, this book provides essential information about dealing with radiation safety in the rapidly shifting and diverse environment of medicine.
Reviews / Votes
"The text builds a fundamental knowledge base before providing practical descriptions of radiation safety in medicine . . . With contributions from experienced practicing physicists, this book provides essential information about dealing with radiation safety in the rapidly shifting and diverse environment of medicine."-In Anticancer Research, Nov/Dec 2008, Vol. 28, No. 6B
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Undergraduate
Illustrations
81 s/w Abbildungen, 81 farbige Abbildungen, 23 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 15 s/w Tabellen
15 Tables, black and white; 23 Halftones, black and white; 81 Illustrations, color; 81 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
608 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58488-964-9 (9781584889649)
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Jamie V. Trapp | Tomas Kron
An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine
E-Book
03/2008
1st Edition
CRC Press
€138.99
Available for download

Jamie V. Trapp | Tomas Kron
An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine
E-Book
03/2008
1st Edition
CRC Press
€138.99
Available for download
Persons
Jamie V. Trapp, Tomas Kron
Editor
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Peter MacCullum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Content
Preface. Introduction. Fundamentals of Radiation Physics. Radiation and Risk: Radiobiological Background. Radiation Detection and Simulation Methods. Managing Radiation in the Workplace. Radiation Protection in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine. Radiation Protection in External Beam Radiotherapy. Radiation Protection in Brachytherapy. Outlook and Conclusion. Glossary. Index.