Health physics and radiological health / Thomas E. Johnson, Brian K. Birky ; consulting editor, Bernard Shleien.

Contributor(s): Johnson, Thomas E, 1964- | Birky, Brian Kent | Shleien, B. (Bernard)Material type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2012]Copyright date: 2012Edition: Fourth editionDescription: 1 online resource (1287 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceUniform titles: Handbook of health physics and radiological health. Subject(s): Radiology, Medical -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Medical physics -- Handbooks, manuals, etcGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Health physics and radiological health.DDC classification: 612/.01448 LOC classification: R896.7 | .H43 2012Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Estimates of radiation doses from various sources of exposure -- Commonly used units, signs, symbols, conversion factors, and constants -- Rules-of-thumb as useful equations -- Standards and guidances for limiting ionizing radiation exposure -- Interaction of radiation with matter -- Exposure and shielding from external radiation -- Neutron production, shielding, and activation -- Radionuclide data -- Radiation measurement instruments -- Patient doses in the healing arts -- Operational health physics -- Bioassay and radiobiological data -- Radiation dosimetry -- Ionizing radiation bioeffects and risks -- Non-ionizing radiation.
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Rev. ed. of: Handbook of health physics and radiological health / edited by Bernard Shleien, Lester A. Slaback Jr., Brian Kent Birky. 3rd ed. c1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Estimates of radiation doses from various sources of exposure -- Commonly used units, signs, symbols, conversion factors, and constants -- Rules-of-thumb as useful equations -- Standards and guidances for limiting ionizing radiation exposure -- Interaction of radiation with matter -- Exposure and shielding from external radiation -- Neutron production, shielding, and activation -- Radionuclide data -- Radiation measurement instruments -- Patient doses in the healing arts -- Operational health physics -- Bioassay and radiobiological data -- Radiation dosimetry -- Ionizing radiation bioeffects and risks -- Non-ionizing radiation.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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