An introduction to radiation protection / Alan Martin and Samuel A. Harbison.
By: Martin, Alan D. (Alan Douglas).
Contributor(s): Harbison, Samuel A.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Chapman and Hall, 1986Edition: 3rd ed.Description: [250] p : ill ; 24 cm + hbk.ISBN: 0412278006; 0412278103 .Subject(s): Ionizing radiation -- Safety measures | Ionizing radiation -- ToxicologyDDC classification: 614.839Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 614.839 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00036512 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The structure of matter -- Radioactivity and radiation -- Radiation units -- Biological effects of radiation -- Natural and man-made radiation -- The system of dose limitation -- Radiation detection and measurement -- The external radiation hazard -- The internal radiation hazard -- Nuclear reactor health physics -- Radioactive waste -- X-rays and radiography -- Radiation protection in medicine -- Legislation and other regulations related to radiological protection -- Health physics laboratory techniques -- Radiological emergencies -- The organization and administration of health physics services.