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An introduction to radiation protection / Alan Martin and Samuel A. Harbison.

By: Martin, Alan D. (Alan Douglas).
Contributor(s): Harbison, Samuel A.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: 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: 614.839
Contents:
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.

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.

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