Health physics and radiological health / 
Thomas E. Johnson, Brian K. Birky ; consulting editor, Bernard Shleien. 
 - Fourth edition. 
 - 1 online resource (1287 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/> Rev. ed. of: Handbook of health physics and radiological health / edited by Bernard Shleien, Lester A. Slaback Jr., Brian Kent Birky. 3rd ed. c1998. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Radiology, Medical--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Medical physics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R896.7  / .H43 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612/.01448