
Radiation
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Robert Peter Gale, a scientist and physician, is presently Visiting Professor of Haematology at Imperial College London. His career has focused on the biology and therapy of bone marrow and blood cancers, especially leukemias. He is the author of twenty-two medical books, and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. For the last thirty years, he has led or been involved in the global medical response to nuclear and radiation accidents, including those in Fukushima and Chernobyl. He lives in Los Angeles. Eric Lax's books include Life and Death on Ten West, an account of the UCLA bone marrow transplantation unit, and Woody Allen: A Biography, each a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat, about the development of penicillin, was a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year. He lives in Los Angeles.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- A Note to the Reader
- Introduction
- 1: Assessing the Risks
- 2: Radiation from Discovery to Today
- 3: The Nature of Radiation
- 4: Radiation and Cancer
- 5: Genetic Diseases, Birth Defects, and Irradiated Food
- 6: Radiation and Medicine
- 7: Bombs
- 8: Nuclear Power and Radioactive Waste
- 9: Summing Up
- Questions and Answers
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- A Note About the Authors
- Illustration Credits
- Illustrations
- Other Books by These Authors
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