An Introduction to Radiation Protection, Fifth edition
5th Edition
Published on 3. January 2011
200 pages
978-1-4441-1340-2 (ISBN)
Description
An Introduction to Radiation Protection is an accessible account of the nature of the hazards presented by ionizing radiation and the methods of protection, for those new to the field and for the non-specialist. This book takes the reader through the general background to the subject, the technical principles underlying the control of radiation haz
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
60 b/w line drawings, 10 b/w halftones
File size
1,99 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4441-1340-2 (9781444113402)
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Book
06/2006
5th Edition
Hodder Arnold
€62.08
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Person
Alan Martin formerly ran the consultancy Alan Martin Associates, UK Sam Harbison is a Health & Safety Consultant based in Kent, UK and was formerly Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, Health & Safety Executive, UK
Content
1 The structure of matter 2 Radioactivity and radiation 3. Radiation units 4 Biological effects of radiation 5 Natural and man-made radiation 6 The system of radiological protection 7 Radiation detection and measurement 8 The external radiation hazard 9 The internal radiation hazard 10 Nuclear reactor health physics 11 Radioactive waste 12 X-rays and radiography 13 Radiation protection in medicine 14 Legislation and regulations related to radiological protection 15 Health physics laboratory techniques 16 Radiological emergencies 17 The organization and administration of health physics services Appendix A Relationship of units Appendix B Answers to numerical questions
