Health physics and radiological health / Thomas E. Johnson, Brian K. Birky ; consulting editor, Bernard Shleien.
Contributor(s): Johnson, Thomas E | Birky, Brian Kent | Shleien, B. (Bernard).
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BookPublisher: Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2012]Copyright date: �2012Edition: Fourth edition.Description: 1 online resource (1287 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceUniform titles: Handbook of health physics and radiological health. Subject(s): Radiology, Medical -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Medical physics -- Handbooks, manuals, etcGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 612/.01448 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Rev. ed. of: Handbook of health physics and radiological health / edited by Bernard Shleien, Lester A. Slaback Jr., Brian Kent Birky. 3rd ed. c1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Estimates of radiation doses from various sources of exposure -- Commonly used units, signs, symbols, conversion factors, and constants -- Rules-of-thumb as useful equations -- Standards and guidances for limiting ionizing radiation exposure -- Interaction of radiation with matter -- Exposure and shielding from external radiation -- Neutron production, shielding, and activation -- Radionuclide data -- Radiation measurement instruments -- Patient doses in the healing arts -- Operational health physics -- Bioassay and radiobiological data -- Radiation dosimetry -- Ionizing radiation bioeffects and risks -- Non-ionizing radiation.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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