Health Physics in the 21st Century offers a proactive approach and focuses onemerging radiation-generating technologies. This is a unique perspective thatmeets a growing need for a presentation of the radiological characteristics and hazards of these technologies. Over 200 problems with solutions are provided in this book to illustrate and amplify the material. INDICE: PART I OVERVIEW 1. Introduction PART II FISSION AND FUSION ENERGY 2. Fission Power Production 3. Fusion Power Production PART III ACCELERATORS 4. Colliders and Charged Particle Accelerators 5. Light Sources PART IV SPACE 6. Planetary Missions 7. Deep Space Missions PART V Solutions to Problems PART VI Appendices i. Significant Events and Important Dates in Physics and Health Physics ii. Production Equations in Health Physics iii. Key Health Physics Relationships iv. Internal Dosimetry Primer v. The Standard Model of Particle Physics vi. Special Theory of Relativity vii. Muon Characteristics viii. Luminosity ix. Dose Factors for Typical Radiation Types x. Health Physics Related Computer Codes xi. Systematics of Heavy Ion Interactions with Matter xii. Curvature Systematics in General Relativity
- ISBN: 978-3-527-40822-1
- Editorial: Verlag Chemie
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 816
- Fecha Publicación: 20/02/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés