Introduction to Health Physics - Herman Cember, Thomas E. Johnson

Introduction to Health Physics

Buch | Softcover
864 Seiten
2008 | 4th edition
McGraw-Hill Medical (Verlag)
978-0-07-142308-3 (ISBN)
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Helps understand quantitative risk assessment for radiation dangers to human health. This book focuses on health physics, which is the part of environmental health engineering that is used to protect the population against radiation's harmful effects. It covers physical principles, atomic and nuclear structure, and radioactivity.
A dynamic, all-inclusive overview of the field of health physics


A Doody's Core Title for 2011!


If it's an important topic in the field of health physics, you'll find it in this trusted text . . . in sections on physical principles, atomic and nuclear structure, radioactivity, biological effects of radiation, and instrumentation. This one-of-a-kind guide spans the entire scope of the field and offers a problem-solving approach that will serve you throughout your career.



Features:





A thorough overview of need-to-know topics, from a review of physical principles to a useful look at the interaction of radiation with matter
More than 380 "Homework Problems" and 175+ "Example Problems"
Essential background material on quantitative risk assessment for radiation exposure
Authoritative radiation safety and environmental health coverage that supports the International Commission on Radiological Protection's standards for specific populations
High-yield appendices to expand your comprehension of chapter material
NEW! Essential coverage of non-ionizing radiation, lasers and microwaves, computer use in dose calculation, and dose limit recommendations

Herman Cember, PhD, is Professor Emeritus, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Thomas E. Johnson, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

1. Introduction
2. Review of Physical Principles
3. Atomic and Nuclear Structure
4. Radiation Sources
5. Interaction of Radiation with Matter
6. Radiation Dosimetry
7. Biological Basis for Radiation Safety
8. Radiation Safety Guides
9. Health Physics Instrumentation
10. External Radiation Safety
11. Internal Radiation Safety
12. Criticality
13. Evaluation of Radiation Safety Measures
14. Nonionizing Radiation Safety
Appendix A: Values of Some Useful Constants
Appendix B: Table of the Elements
Appendix C: The Reference Person Overall Specifications
Appendix D: Source in Bladder Contents
Appendix E: Total Mass Attenuation Coefficients
Appendix F: Mass Energy Absorption Coefficients
Answers to Problems
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.8.2008
Zusatzinfo 226 Illustrations, unspecified
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 185 x 229 mm
Gewicht 1270 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Allgemeines / Lexika
Medizin / Pharmazie Studium
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Angewandte Physik
ISBN-10 0-07-142308-7 / 0071423087
ISBN-13 978-0-07-142308-3 / 9780071423083
Zustand Neuware
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