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Radiation Protection: A Guide for Scientists and Physicians(English)

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Revised and updated to include a discussion of the new Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations that will go into effect in 1991, this manual is designed for a wide audience of physicians, research scientists, engineers, technicians and policymakers to learn self-protection and the protection of others and to understand and comply with all regulations regarding radiation use. The text begins with the major concepts in radiation protection and develops these in the context of the working materials of the radiation user. The ability of the energy imparted by ionizing particles to produce damage is explained, and the ways in which radiation levels are evaluated and controlled are introduced through discussions of actual radiation sources. Brief reviews are presented of radiation units, standards and the significance of various radiation levels, and simple calculations in radiation protection are offered along with supplementary material for users of x-ray machines in medical practice and research. Several chapters of the manual are devoted to radiation dose calculations, radiation measurements, and practical aspects of radiation protection for users of radionuclides. The final section of the book explores in detail two subjects essential to obtaining perspective on the risk of exposure to radiation: studies of the effects of radiation exposure on human populations and the effects on the population from man-made sources and from natural sources.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Historical prologue. Part 2 Principles of radiation protection: energy and injury; directly and indirectly ionizing particles; beta principles; characteristics of indirectly ionizing particles; gamma rays; some additional directly ionizing particles; the neutron; the absorbed dose; the dose equivalent; the Roentgen; the significance of external radiation levels; exposure from internal radiation sources; some simple calculations in radiation protection; x-rays; particle accelerators. Part 3 Radiation dose calculations: a closer look at the dose from beta principles; calculation of the absorbed dose from gamma emitters; summary of formulas; dose calculations for specific nuclides; evaluation of doses within the body from x-rays. Part 4 Radiation measurements: radiation counting with a Geiger-Mueller counter; energy measurements with a scintillation detector; detectors for special counting problems; measuring radiation dose rates; measuring accumulated doses over extended periods; specifying statistical variations in counting results; comments of making accurate measurements. Part 5 Practical aspects of the use of radionuclides: obtaining authorization to use radionuclides; training required; responsibilities of radionuclide users; standards for protection against radiation; monitoring intakes of radioactice material; airborne radioactivity concentration limits; posting of areas; laboratory facilities; protective clothing; trays and handling tools; special handling precautions for radioiodine; hygiene; trial runs; delivery of radionuclides; storage of radionuclides; storage of wastes; waste disposal; use of radioactive materials in animal; transportation of radionuclides; contamination control; personnel contamination and decontamination; leak tests of sealed sources; notification of authorities; termination of work with radionuclides. Part 6 Ionizing radiation and public health: formulation of standards for radiation protection; medical findings on humans exposed to radiation; results of animal experiments; sources producing population exposure; population exposure from radiation accidents; current issues in radiation protection. Appendices: problems; data on selected radionuclides; anatomical and physiological data for dose calculations; some constants and conversion factors; calculations using powers of ten.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780674745865
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Harvard University Press
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 34 mm
  • Weight: 910 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0674745868
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2012
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 150
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A Guide for Scientists and Physicians
  • Width: 160 mm


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