| Main Title |
Handbook of health physics and radiological health / |
| Author |
Shleien, B.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Williams & Wilkins, |
| Year Published |
1998 |
| OCLC Number |
38976531 |
| ISBN |
9780683183344; 0683183346 |
| Subjects |
Medical radiology--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Medical physics--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Health Physics ;
Radiation Dosage ;
Radiation Protection ;
Radiology, Medical--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Health Physics--handbooks ;
Radiation Dosage--handbooks ;
Radiation Protection--handbooks
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EHAM |
R896.7.H43 1998 |
|
Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
06/04/2004 |
STATUS |
| EKCM |
R896.7.H43 1998 |
|
CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
08/11/2000 |
|
| Edition |
3rd. ed. |
| Collation |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations |
| Notes |
Revised edition of: Health physics and radiological health handbook. Rev. ed. 1992. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
1. Estimates of radiation doses from various sources of exposure -- 2. Commonly used units, signs, symbols, conversion factors and constants -- 3. Rules-of-thumb and useful equations -- 4. Standards and guidances for limiting ionizing radiation exposure -- 5. Interaction of radiation with matter -- 6. Exposure and shielding from external radiation -- 7. Neutron production, shielding and activation -- 8. Radionuclide data -- 9. Radiation measurement instruments -- 10. Patient doses in the healing arts -- 11. Operational health physics -- 12. Bioassay and radiobiological data --13. Radiation dosimetry -- 14. Nuclear transportation including shipment of low-level waste -- 15. Ionizing radiation bioeffects and risks -- 16. Non-ionizing radiation -- Glossaries. |
