Completely revised and updated material, comprises numerous new sections and problems. INDICE: Preface Part I Radiation Protection Fundamentals 1. Introduction Part II Introduction to Radiation Protection 2. Dosimetric Quantities and Units3. Natural and Human-Made Sources of Radiation Exposure 4. Standards and Regulations 5. Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation 6. Instrumentation 7. External Dosimetry - Basic Source Geometries and Attenuation Relationships 8. Internal Dosimetry 9. ALARA and Shielding 10. Counting Statistics Part III Applications 11. Monitoring and Interpretation 12. Operational Health Physics 13. Transportation and Waste 14. Nuclear Emergencies Part IV Specialty Health PhysicsAreas 15. Medical Health Physics 16. University Health Physics 17. Fuel CycleHealth Physics 18. Research Reactor Health Physics 19. Power Reactor Health Physics 20. Environmental Health Physics 21. Accelerator Health Physics 22. Nonionizing Radiation Part V Answers and Solutions Part VI Appendices I. Mathematical Review II. Physical Constants III. Particle Properties IV. Supplementary Information for Gamma-Ray Dose Calculations V. Selected Data on Radionuclides and Decay Relationships VI. Electromagnetic and Mechanics Relationships VII. Conversion Factors VIII. Physical Quantities and their Units VIV. Production Equations Index
- ISBN: 978-3-527-40823-8
- Editorial: Wiley-VCH
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 768
- Fecha Publicación: 27/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés